Where does “pæl” come from?

pæl (Old English) comes from Pali pāli, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pæl (Old English): javelin

Definitions

  1. javelin

Ancestry of “pæl”, step by step

pæl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali pāli

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

via Latin pallium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet

via Old French paile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaile

Words derived from “pæl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slosEvery word from Proto-Italic pākslos
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