Where does “Pfeil” come from?

Pfeil (German) comes 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.

Pfeil (German): arrow; mouse cursor

Definitions

  1. arrow; mouse cursor

Ancestry of “Pfeil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pfeil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →