Where does “pæl” come from?

pæl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish pæl, from Old Frisian pēl, from Pali pāli, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pæl (Norwegian Bokmål): pile, beam used as foundation

Definitions

  1. pile, beam used as foundation

Ancestry of “pæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpæl—
2Old Frisianpēlpole
3Palipālia line, row; the original text
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pæl”

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