Where does “פֿײַלן” come from?

פֿײַלן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿײַל, 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.

פֿײַלן (Yiddish): to file; plural of פֿײַל

Definitions

  1. to file; plural of פֿײַל

Ancestry of “פֿײַלן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿײַלarrow; file
2Old High Germanpfīlarrow
3Proto-Germanic*pīl—
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “פֿײַלן”

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