patten

patten · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived frompatta
2. Old French · derived frompatin
3. Middle English · inherited frompatyn
4. English todaypatten

From Middle English patyn, patin, pateyn, from Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.

patten · noun²

Variant forms.

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
• form 16th c. One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
• 18th–19th c. A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
• from 17th c. An ice skate.