Where does “peil” come from?

peil (English) comes from Dutch peil, from Middle Dutch peyl, from Old Dutch pegil, from Proto-Germanic pagilaz, from Proto-Indo-European bak- — peg, club.

peil (English): water level

Definitions

  1. water level

Ancestry of “peil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpeillevel
2Middle Dutchpeyl—
3Old Dutchpegil—
4Proto-Germanicpagilazpeg, rake; a half pint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbak-peg, club
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pagilaz →Every word from Old Dutch pegil →
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