paw
English
/pɔː/, /pɔ/, /pɑ/, /pɔː/
noun
Definitions
- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
- (humorous) A hand.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pawe derived from Old French poue derived from Frankish *pōta, *pōtōn (put, plant, stick) derived from Proto-Germanic *putōną (stab, stick, push, poke).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*putōną
Gloss
stab, stick, push, poke
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forepaw English
- grandpaw English
- north English
- northpaw English
- pad English
- pawer English
- pawest English
- paweth English
- pawful English
- pawless English
- pawlike English
- pawpad English
- pawprint English
- pawstep English
- print English
- south English
- southpaw English
- step English
- Pfote German
- Pfötchen German
- achterpoot Dutch, Flemish
- achtpotig Dutch, Flemish
- bepotelen Dutch, Flemish
- brillenpoot Dutch, Flemish
- driepoot Dutch, Flemish
- duizendpoot Dutch, Flemish
- geleedpotig Dutch, Flemish
- kippenpoot Dutch, Flemish
- kraaienpoot Dutch, Flemish
- langpootmug Dutch, Flemish
- miljoenpoot Dutch, Flemish
- poot Dutch, Flemish
- pootafdruk Dutch, Flemish
- potenrammer Dutch, Flemish
- potig Dutch, Flemish
- ruigpoot Dutch, Flemish
- ruigpoothoen Dutch, Flemish
- ruigpootuil Dutch, Flemish
- stoelpoot Dutch, Flemish
- tafelpoot Dutch, Flemish
- tweepoot Dutch, Flemish
- tweepotig Dutch, Flemish
- voorpoot Dutch, Flemish
- *bud- Proto-Indo-European
- *pṓds Proto-Indo-European
- *putōną Proto-Germanic
- potian Old English
- putian Old English
- pytan Old English
- pawe Middle English
- pote Middle English
- poten Middle English
- pota Old Norse
- poue Old French
- pota Icelandic
- pouta Galician
- poutada Galician
- pote Middle Dutch
- pôte Middle Dutch
- poot Afrikaans
- putër Albanian
- *poton Old Dutch
- *pōta Frankish
- *pōtōn Frankish