Where does “paling” come from?
Paling derives from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pale, from Latin palus meaning stake or post, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- meaning to fasten or fix.
paling (English): present participle of pale; A pointed stick used...
Definitions
- present participle of pale; A pointed stick used...
Ancestry of “paling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 2 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 3 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “paling”