Where does “pilwe” come from?

pilwe (Middle English) comes from Old English pyle, from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī, from Latin pulvīnus, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pilwe (Middle English): A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow; A pad; a...

Definitions

  1. A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow; A pad; a...

Ancestry of “pilwe”, step by step

pilwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English pyle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpylepillow
2Proto-West Germanic*pulwīpillow, cushion, bolster
3Latinpulvīnusa cushion, pillow, bolster to sit or lie upon
4Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old Norse vér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevérFirst person plural pronoun; we
2Proto-Germanicwarjądam, weir
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “pilwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulvīnus →