Where does “pantof” come from?

pantof (Romanian) comes from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantof (Romanian): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “pantof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpantoffelslipper (indoor shoe)
2Middle High Germanpantoffel
3Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
4Italianpantofolaslipper
5Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-

Words derived from “pantof

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat-Every word from Frankish pattaEvery word from Vulgar Latin patta
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