Where does “Peel” come from?

Peel (Saterland Frisian) comes 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.

Peel (Saterland Frisian): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “Peel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianpēlpole
2Palipālia line, row; the original text
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →