Etymograph

English

panton

Panton comes from French patin ‘slipper’, from patte ‘paw’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pat-.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*pat-1reconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*patta1‘paw, sole of the foot’reconstructed
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*patta1‘paw, foot’reconstructed
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400pade1‘foot’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentpatte2‘paw’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentpatin3‘slipper’
  7. Englishtodaypanton3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, French patte
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French patin
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English panton

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*pat-Wiktionary, French pattereconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*pattaWiktionary, French patte‘paw, sole of the foot’reconstructed
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pattaWiktionary, French patte‘paw, foot’reconstructed
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400padeWiktionary, French patte‘foot’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentpatteWiktionary, French patin‘paw’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentpatinWiktionary, English panton‘slipper’
  7. EnglishtodaypantonWiktionary, English panton

Linked words

through Vulgar Latin *patta ‘paw, foot’

patrol, patten, 1 more

Today it means

noun A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “panton”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for French patte, French patin. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *pat- / panton

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