Words that come from Old French paille

31 words across 13 languages descend from Old French paille — including paillasse, paillard, paillette, paillon, palliard, paille, paillette, paillard.

See the etymology of paille itself →

French (10)

English (7)

Norman (3)

Dutch (2)

Afrikaans (1)

Catalan (1)

Esperanto (1)

Italian (1)

Old French (1)

German (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Middle English (1)

Anglo-Norman (1)