Where does “paal” come from?

paal (Dutch) comes 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.

paal (Dutch): post, stake, pole, pile; goalpost; pale,...

Definitions

  1. post, stake, pole, pile; goalpost; pale,...

Ancestry of “paal”, step by step

paal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch pâel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpâel—
2Old Dutchpāl—
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via French pâle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpâlepale
2Old Frenchpalepale, whitish or having little color
3Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “paal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →