Where does “pālus” come from?

pālus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pālus (Latin): swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool

Definitions

  1. swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool

Ancestry of “pālus”, step by step

pālus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic pākslos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpākslos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Old English pāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpāla pole, stake, post; a kind of hoe or spade
2Proto-West Germanic*pālpole, stake

via Proto-Italic palūts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpalūts—

Words derived from “pālus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →