Where does “pallet” come from?
pallet (Dutch) comes from English pallet, from Middle English palet, from Anglo-Norman palete, from Old Norse pallr, from Middle Low German palle, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos — to attach.
pallet (Dutch): pallet
Ancestry of “pallet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pallet | A portable platform, usually designed to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | palet | Alternative form of palate |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | palete | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | pallr | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | palle | — |
| 6 | Latin | pālus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |