Where does “pilkastning” come from?

pilkastning (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.

pilkastning (Swedish): throwing of darts (at a board)

Definitions

  1. throwing of darts (at a board)

Ancestry of “pilkastning”, step by step

pilkastning 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 kastning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkastningthrowing
2Swedishkastato throw; make an object fly through the air; to...
3Old Swedishkastato throw, cast
4Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
5Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →