Where does “pælerot” come from?

pælerot (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pæl, 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.

pælerot (Norwegian Bokmål): a taproot

Definitions

  1. a taproot

Ancestry of “pælerot”, step by step

pælerot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pæl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpælpile, beam used as foundation
2Danishpæl—
3Old Frisianpēlpole
4Palipālia line, row; the original text
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Norwegian Bokmål rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrotroot; imperative of rote
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →