Where does “meerpaal” come from?

meerpaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch paal, from Middle Dutch pâel, from Old Dutch pāl, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

meerpaal (Dutch): a maritime bollard

Definitions

  1. a maritime bollard

Ancestry of “meerpaal”, step by step

meerpaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch paal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpaalpost, stake, pole, pile; goalpost; pale,...
2Middle Dutchpâel—
3Old Dutchpāl—
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Dutch meren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmerento moor; plural of meer
2Middle Dutchmerento dip or soak bread
3Old Dutchmēronto make more, to make increase
4Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →