Where does “paille” come from?

paille (Old French) comes from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

paille (Old French): straw, chaff

Definitions

  1. straw, chaff

Ancestry of “paille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “paille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →
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