Where does “sovepille” come from?

sovepille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pille, from Middle Low German pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.

sovepille (Norwegian Bokmål): a sleeping pill

Definitions

  1. a sleeping pill

Ancestry of “sovepille”, step by step

sovepille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpillea pill
2Middle Low Germanpillepill ball of medicine
3Medieval Latinpilla—
4LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
5Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
6Latinpīlusa hair
7Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
8Proto-Italicpistlom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Norwegian Bokmål sove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsoveto sleep
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →