Where does “pijl” come from?

pijl (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin pilum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “pijl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiluma pounder, pestle; a javelin, throwing spear;...
2Proto-Italicpistlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pijl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →