Where does “pæll” come from?
pæll (Old English) comes from Latin pallium — cloak; coverlet.
Ancestry of “pæll”, step by step
pæll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pallium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pallium | cloak; coverlet |
via Old French paile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | paile | — |