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Where does “paly” come from?

paly (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.

paly (English): vertically striped; pale; lacking colour

Definitions

  1. vertically striped; pale; lacking colour

Ancestry of “paly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleLight in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint
2Middle Englishpale—
3Old Frenchpal—
4Latinpālus—
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →