Where does “pilaer” come from?

pilaer (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “pilaer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilāre
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilaer

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