Where does “Pijl” come from?

Pijl (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pijl, from Latin pilum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Pijl (Dutch): Sagitta

Definitions

  1. Sagitta

Ancestry of “Pijl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpijl—
2Latinpiluma pounder, pestle; a javelin, throwing spear;...
3Proto-Italicpistlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “Pijl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →