Where does “grunnpilar” come from?

grunnpilar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pilar, 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.

grunnpilar (Norwegian Bokmål): a pillar

Definitions

  1. a pillar

Ancestry of “grunnpilar”, step by step

grunnpilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pilar

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

via Norwegian Bokmål grunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrunnshallow; ground; reason
2Old Norsegrunnrbottom
3Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →