Where does “pieu” come from?

pieu (French) comes from Middle French pieu, from Old French pex, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pieu (French): post; stake; bed; sack

Definitions

  1. post; stake; bed; sack

Ancestry of “pieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpieupost; stake
2Old Frenchpex—
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pieu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →