Where does “pummel” come from?
Pummel comes from Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel, formed with the diminutive suffix -el from Latin -ellus, itself derived from the adjectival suffix -alis.
pummel (English): To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly;...
Definitions
- To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly;...
Ancestry of “pummel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | another |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |