Where does “*pīl” come from?

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

*pīl (Proto-West Germanic): a pointed shaft, javelin

Definitions

  1. a pointed shaft, javelin

Ancestry of “*pīl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*pīl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →