Where does “Pfeilspitze” come from?

Pfeilspitze (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.

Pfeilspitze (German): arrowhead

Definitions

  1. arrowhead

Ancestry of “Pfeilspitze”, step by step

Pfeilspitze 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 spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →