Where does “gile” come from?

gile (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French guile, from Old English wīl, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “gile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguiletrickery; deception
2Old Englishwīlwile, trick
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “gile

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy-Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą