Where does “peilbuis” come from?

peilbuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse, from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

peilbuis (Dutch): pipe or duct used to measure the water table

Definitions

  1. pipe or duct used to measure the water table

Ancestry of “peilbuis”, step by step

peilbuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuispipe, duct; television, compare tube; gambeson
2Middle Dutchbuse—
3Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
4Germanborkebark (on a tree)
5Middle Low Germanborke—
6Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via Dutch peilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeilenTo fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to...
2Middle Dutchpēgelen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →