Where does “Strebepfeiler” come from?

Strebepfeiler (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.

Strebepfeiler (German): buttress

Definitions

  1. buttress

Ancestry of “Strebepfeiler”, step by step

Strebepfeiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pfeiler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfeilerpillar
2Old High Germanpfilaripillar
3Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via German strebēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrebēnto strive
2Middle High Germanstreben—
3Old High Germanstrëbēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*stribēnto strive
5Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →