Where does “pfīl” come from?

pfīl (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pfīl (Old High German): arrow

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Ancestry of “pfīl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pfīl”

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