Meaning
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”). The Proto-Germanic term is possibly borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s, from the root *pent- (“to pass”), but this is disputed. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Paad, Pad (“path”), West Frisian paad (“path”), Dutch pad (“path”), German Pfad (“path”), German Low German Padd (“path”), Luxembourgish Pad (“path”). Indo-Iranian cognates could be Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊, “way”), Old Persian 𐎱𐎰 (p-θ /paθi/), Hindi पथ (path), Sanskrit पन्था (panthā, “path”). See also English find. Doublet of panth.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-15HACEIPT
- 2026-05-18PAUHCTZ
- 2026-05-16AEHNOPT
- 2026-02-15AGTRIPH
- 2025-12-03HUATMCP
- 2025-06-20PTALEBH
- 2025-05-22PTAOHCL
- 2024-11-11HADPROT
- 2024-11-04AHMNOPT
- 2024-10-17PTAIHEC
- 2024-08-19HYATPOR
- 2024-04-26ADPHEOT
+4 earlier appearances in the archive.