Where does “Fäil” come from?

Fäil (Luxembourgish) comes from German phīl, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Fäil (Luxembourgish): arrow; dart

Definitions

  1. arrow; dart

Ancestry of “Fäil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanphīl—
2Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
3Proto-Italicpistlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →