Where does “pomel” come from?
pomel (Middle English) comes from Old French pomel, from Old French el, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
pomel (Middle English): pommel
Ancestry of “pomel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pomel | decorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff,... |
| 2 | Old French | el | something else |
| 3 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “pomel”