patten

[pat-n] /ˈpæt n/
noun
1.
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
2.
a separate sole attached to a shoe or boot for this purpose.
3.
Building Trades. any stand or support, especially one of a number resting on unbroken ground as a substitute for a foundation.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English paten < Middle French patin wooden shoe, perhaps derivative of pate paw
Related forms
pattened, adjective

Patten

[pat-n] /ˈpæt n/
noun
1.
Gilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
British Dictionary definitions for patten

patten

/ˈpætən/
noun
1.
a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring
Word Origin
C14: from Old French patin, probably from patte paw
Word Origin and History for patten
n.

late 14c., from Old French patin "clog, type of shoe" (13c.), probably from pate "paw, foot," from Gallo-Romance *pauta, ultimately perhaps imitative of the sound made by a paw. The immediate source has been sought in Celtic [Barnhart] and Germanic [OED], but evidence is wanting. Likely cognates include Provençal pauta, Catalan pote, Middle Dutch and Dutch poot, German Pfote "paw."