Where does “pegel” come from?

pegel (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pegil, from Proto-Germanic pagilaz, from Proto-Indo-European bak- — peg, club.

pegel (Dutch): icicle; a guilder; a euro

Definitions

  1. icicle; a guilder; a euro

Ancestry of “pegel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpegil—
2Proto-Germanicpagilazpeg, rake; a half pint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbak-peg, club

Words derived from “pegel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pagilaz →Every word from Old Dutch pegil →