Where does “biivel” come from?
biivel (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian viil, from Middle High German vil, 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.
biivel (Cimbrian): how many, how much
Definitions
- how many, how much
Ancestry of “biivel”, step by step
biivel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cimbrian viil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | viil | many, much |
| 2 | Middle High German | vil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | much, a lot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Cimbrian bia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | bia | how |
| 2 | Middle High German | wie | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwē | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |