Etymology

pathway

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Today it means: A footpath or other path or track. Full definition →

Middle English pathwei
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  1. Middle English · inherited frompathwei
  2. English todaypathway

From Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path + way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.