Where does “palisade” come from?

palisade (Danish) comes from French palissade, from Old Occitan palissada, from Old Occitan palissa, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

palisade (Danish): palisade (stick)

Definitions

  1. palisade (stick)

Ancestry of “palisade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalissadefence, palisade; stockade
2Old Occitanpalissada—
3Old Occitanpalissastake
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →
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