Where does “pilian” come from?

pilian (Old English) comes from Latin pilo, 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.

pilian (Old English): to pound in a mortar

Definitions

  1. to pound in a mortar

Ancestry of “pilian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpiloI put forth hairs, grow hairy; I deprive of hair,...
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilian”

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