Where does “pilaarheilige” come from?

pilaarheilige (Dutch) comes from Dutch pilaar, from Middle Dutch pilaer, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pilaarheilige (Dutch): stylite

Definitions

  1. stylite

Ancestry of “pilaarheilige”, step by step

pilaarheilige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pilaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpilaarpillar
2Middle Dutchpilaer—
3Latinpilāre—
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Dutch heilige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiligesaint
2Middle Dutchheiligesaint; relic, figure of a saint
3Old Dutchhēligo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →