An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pantoffel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Pantoffel
Friedrich Kluge2510354An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Pantoffel1891John Francis Davis

Pantoffel, m., ‘slipper,’ first occurs in early ModHG., from Ital. pantofola (Fr. pantoufle), the origin of which has not yet been explained.