Where does “Grünpfeil” come from?

Grünpfeil (German) comes from German Pfeil, from Old High German pfīl, from Proto-Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Grünpfeil (German): right turn on red permission sign

Definitions

  1. right turn on red permission sign

Ancestry of “Grünpfeil”, step by step

Grünpfeil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pfeil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfeilarrow; mouse cursor
2Old High Germanpfīlarrow
3Proto-Germanic*pīl—
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via German Grün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrüngreen; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in...
2Middle High Germangrüene—
3Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →