Where does “pal” come from?

pal (Dutch) comes from Middle French pal, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

pal (Dutch): catch; firm, firmly; right, immediately

Definitions

  1. catch; firm, firmly; right, immediately

Ancestry of “pal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpal—
2LatinpallaA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in...
3Frankishball—
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “pal”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →