Etymograph

English

Pfalz

Pfalz comes from German Pfalz ‘palace’, and goes back to Latin palātium.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātium
  2. Old High Germanc. 750–1050pfalinza
  3. Germanc. 1650–presentPfalz‘palace’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātium
  2. Old High Germanc. 750–1050pfalinza
  3. Germanc. 1650–presentPfalz‘palace’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin palātium

palace, palazzo, paladin, palatine, palatial, palatinate

Today it means

name The Palatinate region of Germany.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin palātium / Pfalz

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