Where does “palle” come from?

palle (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 “palle”, step by step

palle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English pæl

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

via Old English pæll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpæll—
2Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →