Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/paþaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian (compare Old Persian 𐎱𐎰 (p-θ /⁠paθi⁠/)) during the Alan invasion, from Proto-Iranian *pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s, from *pent- (“path”). Compare native Germanic *funsaz (“ready, willing”) and *finþaną (“to find, to discover, to come upon”). Cognate with Sanskrit पन्था (pánthā-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑθɑz/

Noun

*paþaz m

1. path

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *paþaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*paþaz	*paþōz, *paþōs
vocative	*paþ	*paþōz, *paþōs
accusative	*paþą	*paþanz
genitive	*paþas, *paþis	*paþǫ̂
dative	*paþai	*paþamaz
instrumental	*paþō	*paþamiz

Derived terms

• *paþjaną
• *paþōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *paþ
  • Old English: pæþ m
    • Middle English: path, paath, paaþ, pathe, paththe, paþ, paþþe, pað, peþ (Early Middle English)
      • English: path
      • Scots: peth, paith
  • Old Frisian: path
    • Saterland Frisian: Paad, Pad (Skäddel)
    • West Frisian: paad
  • Old Saxon: path
    • Middle Low German: pat, pāt, paet
      • German Low German: Padd
  • Old Dutch: path
    • Middle Dutch: pat m or n
      • Dutch: pad n
  • Old High German: pfad, phad
    • Middle High German: pfat, pat, phat
      • German: Pfad m
      • Luxembourgish: Pad
• → Proto-Finnic: *padëh (see there for further descendants)