Where does “schandpaal” come from?

schandpaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch paal, 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.

schandpaal (Dutch): pillory

Definitions

  1. pillory

Ancestry of “schandpaal”, step by step

schandpaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch paal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpaalpost, stake, pole, pile; goalpost; pale,...
2Middle Dutchpâel—
3Old Dutchpāl—
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Dutch schand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschand—
2Middle High Germanschande—
3Old High Germanscanta—
4Proto-West Germanic*skandushame, disgrace
5Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →