Where does “pees” come from?

pees (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman peis, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pees (Middle English): peace

Definitions

  1. peace

Ancestry of “pees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanpeisAlternative form of pais; Alternative form of...
2Old FrenchpaïsAlternative form of pais; country
3Medieval Latinpagensis—
4Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
5Proto-Italicpāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pees”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →