Where does “phlucken” come from?
phlucken (Old High German) comes from Late Latin piluccare, from Latin pilare, from Latin pilo, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
Ancestry of “phlucken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | piluccare | — |
| 2 | Latin | pilare | present active infinitive of pilō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | pilo | I put forth hairs, grow hairy; I deprive of hair,... |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |