Where does “Brückenpfeiler” come from?

Brückenpfeiler (German) comes from German Pfeiler, from Old High German pfilari, from Vulgar Latin pilare, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

Brückenpfeiler (German): pier pillar of a bridge

Definitions

  1. pier pillar of a bridge

Ancestry of “Brückenpfeiler”, step by step

Brückenpfeiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pfeiler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfeilerpillar
2Old High Germanpfilaripillar
3Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via German brücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrückebridge
2Middle High Germanbrückebridge
3Old High Germanbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →