Where does “pielemuis” come from?

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

pielemuis (Dutch): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “pielemuis”, step by step

pielemuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch piel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpielduckling; penis
2Dutchpijlarrow, projectile; arrow, indicator
3Middle Dutchpile—
4Latinpiluma pounder, pestle; a javelin, throwing spear;...
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Dutch muis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuisA mouse; Various resembling species; A mouse, an...
2Middle Dutchmuusmouse
3Old Dutchmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →