Where does “peil” come from?
peil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch peyl, from Old Dutch pegil, from Proto-Germanic pagilaz, from Proto-Indo-European bak- — peg, club.
peil (Dutch): level
Ancestry of “peil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | peyl | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | pegil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pagilaz | peg, rake; a half pint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bak- | peg, club |
Words derived from “peil”