pal.
stake (piece of wood)
Meaning & usage
stake (piece of wood)
pile (for the support of a building)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin pālusbor. Proto-West Germanic *pālu Proto-West Germanic *pāl Old High German pfāl Middle High German pfālbor. Polish pal Borrowed from Middle High German pfāl, from Old High German pfāl.
shoot!
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *polti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *pālìti Old Polish palić Polish palić Polish pal Imperative of palić.
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