English
appel
Appel comes from French appel ‘appeal’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- ‘to approach’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelh₂-‘to approach’root as named · steps between not traced
- Frenchc. 1600–presentappel‘appeal’
- Englishtodayappel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelh₂-‘to approach’root as named · steps between not traced
- Frenchc. 1600–presentappel‘appeal’
- Englishtodayappel
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- ‘to approach’
Today it means
noun An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- / appel