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Where does “pâel” come from?

pâel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pāl, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “pâel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpāl—
2Latinpālus—
3Proto-Italicpākslos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pâel”

  • paal
  • meerpaal
  • aanlegpaal
  • schandpaal
  • verkeerspaal
  • flitspaal
  • paaldanser
  • totempaal
  • krabpaal
  • paalwerk
  • palu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →