Where does “peiler” come from?

peiler (Dutch) comes from Old High German *pīlari, from Vulgar Latin pilare, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

peiler (Dutch): pollster

Definitions

  1. pollster

Ancestry of “peiler”, step by step

peiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German *pīlari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*pīlari—
2Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Dutch peilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeilenTo fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to...
2Middle Dutchpēgelen—

Words derived from “peiler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →