Where does “peghel” come from?

peghel (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic pagilaz, from Proto-Indo-European bak- — peg, club.

Ancestry of “peghel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpagilazpeg, rake; a half pint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbak-peg, club
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pagilaz →