Where does “peyl” come from?
peyl (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pegil, from Proto-Germanic pagilaz, from Proto-Indo-European bak- — peg, club.
Ancestry of “peyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | pegil | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pagilaz | peg, rake; a half pint |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bak- | peg, club |
Words derived from “peyl”