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-.
pommeler (English): A fencer who holds an epee at the very end of a...
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- A fencer who holds an epee at the very end of a...
Ancestry of “pommeler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pommel | The upper front brow of a saddle; A rounded knob... |
| 2 | Middle English | pomel | pommel |
| 3 | Old French | pomel | decorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff,... |
| 4 | Old French | el | something else |
| 5 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |