Where does “pieu” come from?

pieu (Middle French) comes from Old French pex, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pieu (Middle French): post; stake

Definitions

  1. post; stake

Ancestry of “pieu”, step by step

pieu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French pex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpex—
2Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
3Proto-Italicpākslos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Old French pel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpelskin; pelisse
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pieu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →