Where does “peis” come from?

peis (Anglo-Norman) comes 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.

peis (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “peis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peis”

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