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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpex—
2Latinpālus—
3Proto-Italicpākslos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pieu”

  • pieu
  • pieuter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →