Where does “pêl-rwyd” come from?

pêl-rwyd (Welsh) comes from Welsh pêl, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pêl-rwyd (Welsh): netball

Definitions

  1. netball

Ancestry of “pêl-rwyd”, step by step

pêl-rwyd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pêl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpêlball; sphere, orb, cannon-ball; world, earth
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Welsh rhwyd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhwydnet
2Middle Welshrwytnet
3Proto-Brythonicrruɨdnet
4Latinrētenet, snare, network
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →