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Where does “peel” come from?

peel (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman pel, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “peel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanpelskin; pelisse
2Latinpālus—
3Proto-Italicpākslos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →