Where does “pille” come from?

pille (Middle Dutch) comes from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, 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 “pille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpilla—
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →