Where does “pilspets” come from?

pilspets (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.

pilspets (Swedish): an arrowhead

Definitions

  1. an arrowhead

Ancestry of “pilspets”, step by step

pilspets 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 spets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
2Middle Low Germanspitze—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →
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