Where does “pales” come from?

pales (English) comes from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pales (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “pales”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pale	Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint
2	Middle English	pale	—
3	Old French	pal	—
4	Latin	pālus	swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5	Proto-Italic	pākslos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-slos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →