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
- vertically striped; pale; lacking colour
Ancestry of “paly”, step by step
paly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pale
| 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 |
via Finnish pälytä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pälytä | — |