Where does “palissade” come from?

palissade (Dutch) 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.

palissade (Dutch): palisade, fence made of wooden stakes

Definitions

  1. palisade, fence made of wooden stakes

Ancestry of “palissade”, 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- →