Where does “paisant” come from?

paisant (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French païsant, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

paisant (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of paisan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of paisan

Ancestry of “paisant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpaïsantAlternative form of paisan
2Old FrenchpaïsAlternative form of pais; country
3Medieval Latinpagensis—
4Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
5Proto-Italicpāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “paisant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →