Where does “Stützpfeiler” come from?
Stützpfeiler (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.
Stützpfeiler (German): buttress, pier, supporting column, support pillar
Definitions
- buttress, pier, supporting column, support pillar
Ancestry of “Stützpfeiler”, step by step
Stützpfeiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfeiler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfeiler | pillar |
| 2 | Old High German | pfilari | pillar |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pilare | a pillar |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via German stützen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stützen | to support, to underpin; to use something or... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stutzen | to butt, shock, stall; to scare away |
| 3 | Old High German | untarstuzzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stuttijan | — |