Where does “pestel” come from?
pestel (Old French) comes from Latin pistillum, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pestel (Old French): pestle
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