Where does “פֿײַל” come from?

פֿײַל (Yiddish) comes from Old High German pfīl, from Proto-Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

פֿײַל (Yiddish): arrow; file

Definitions

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Ancestry of “פֿײַל”, step by step

פֿײַל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German pfīl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpfīlarrow
2Proto-Germanic*pīl—
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Old High German fīla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfīlafile
2Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “פֿײַל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →