Where does “bedövningspil” come from?

bedövningspil (Swedish) comes from Swedish pil, from Old Norse píla, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

bedövningspil (Swedish): tranquilizer dart

Definitions

  1. tranquilizer dart

Ancestry of “bedövningspil”, step by step

bedövningspil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpilarrow, the weapon; arrow, the symbol; dart, the...
2Old Norsepíla—
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Swedish bedövning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbedövninganesthesia
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →