Where does “vill” come from?

vill (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

vill (Central Franconian): much; many

Definitions

  1. much; many

Ancestry of “vill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfilumany; much
2Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
3Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
4Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →