Where does “pal” come from?

pal (Middle English) comes from Old English pæl, from Pali pāli, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “pal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpæljavelin
2Palipālia line, row; the original text
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →