Where does “totempåle” come from?
totempåle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål påle, from Old Norse páll, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
totempåle (Norwegian Bokmål): a totem pole
Definitions
- a totem pole
Ancestry of “totempåle”, step by step
totempåle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål påle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | påle | pile; stake, pole, post |
| 2 | Old Norse | páll | — |
| 3 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Norwegian Bokmål totem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | totem | — |