Where does “pommeler” come from?

pommeler (English) comes from English pommel, from Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel, from Old French el, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

pommeler (English): A fencer who holds an epee at the very end of a...

Definitions

  1. A fencer who holds an epee at the very end of a...

Ancestry of “pommeler”, step by step

pommeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpommelThe upper front brow of a saddle; A rounded knob...
2Middle Englishpomelpommel
3Old Frenchpomeldecorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff,...
4Old Frenchelsomething else
5Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
6Proto-Italicaljosanother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-