path
"cross one's path,"
to encounter or meet unexpectedly:
Tragedy crossed our path again.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English pæth; cognate with German Pfad. Old English pæth; related to Old High German, German Pfad. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of path: Noun: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for path: Noun: Middle English, from Old English pæth; akin to Old High German pfad path. Noun combining form: borrowed from Greek -pathēs "experiencing, undergoing or suffering (as designated by the initial element)," adjectival derivative from páthos "experience, misfortune, emotion" — more at pathos. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
to encounter or meet unexpectedly:
Tragedy crossed our path again.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English pæth; cognate with German Pfad. Old English pæth; related to Old High German, German Pfad. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of path: Noun: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for path: Noun: Middle English, from Old English pæth; akin to Old High German pfad path. Noun combining form: borrowed from Greek -pathēs "experiencing, undergoing or suffering (as designated by the initial element)," adjectival derivative from páthos "experience, misfortune, emotion" — more at pathos. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.