Where does “toffla” come from?

toffla (Swedish) comes from French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

toffla (Swedish): a slipper

Definitions

  1. a slipper

Ancestry of “toffla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpantoufleslipper, house slipper
2Italianpantofolaslipper
3Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →