Where does “Pfeilstorch” come from?

Pfeilstorch (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.

Pfeilstorch (German): A stork (generally Ciconia ciconia) that has been pierced by an African hunter's arrows or spears but lived to migrate northwards to Europe; a number of such storks have been spotted in German-speaking Europe since the nineteenth century, giving insight into migratory patterns

Definitions

  1. A stork (generally Ciconia ciconia) that has been pierced by an African hunter's arrows or spears but lived to migrate northwards to Europe; a number of such storks have been spotted in German-speaking Europe since the nineteenth century, giving insight into migratory patterns

Ancestry of “Pfeilstorch”, step by step

Pfeilstorch 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 storch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstorchstork bird
2Middle High Germanstorch—
3Old High Germanstorah—
4Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
5Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →