Etymology of the French word pal
the Old French word
palderived from the Classical Latin word
palus (stake, pile, pole; swamp, marsh)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Date
The earliest known usage of pal in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
empaler,
palé,
palée,
palis,
palonnier,
palplanche,
pale,
contre-pal,
palotDerivations in other languages
English
pale, English
paling, Spanish
palCognates
Dutch
paal, Dutch
pool, English
pole, French
pôle, French
pieu, German
Pfahl, German
Pol, Icelandic
póll, Italian
palo, Norwegian
pole, Portuguese
pao, Provençal
pal, Swedish
pole, Swedish
polUsage
Word found in Old French
