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

Definitions

  1. level

Ancestry of “peil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpeyl—
2Old Dutchpegil—
3Proto-Germanicpagilazpeg, rake; a half pint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbak-peg, club

Words derived from “peil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pagilaz →Every word from Old Dutch pegil →