Where does “pyle” come from?

pyle (Old English) comes 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.

pyle (Old English): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “pyle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pyle”

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