Where does “pallet” come from?

Pallet comes from Latin palla, which derives from Proto-Indo-European pel-, connected to Proto-Germanic balluz and Latin palea, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- meaning to swell or bloom.

pallet (English): A portable platform, usually designed to be...

Definitions

  1. A portable platform, usually designed to be...

Ancestry of “pallet”, step by step

pallet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English palet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpaletAlternative form of palate
2Anglo-Normanpalete—
3Old Norsepallr—
4Middle Low Germanpalle—
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via French palette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalettepalette
2Frenchpâlepale
3Old Frenchpalepale, whitish or having little color
4Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
5Latin-idustending to
6Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “pallet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →