Where does “pil” come from?

pil (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse píla, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pil (Norwegian Nynorsk): an arrow; a willow

Definitions

  1. an arrow; a willow

Ancestry of “pil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepíla—
2Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
3Proto-Italicpistlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pil”

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