Where does “vijl” come from?

vijl (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vīle, from Old Dutch *fīla, from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

vijl (Dutch): a file abrasive tool

Definitions

  1. a file abrasive tool

Ancestry of “vijl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvīle
2Old Dutch*fīla
3Proto-West Germanic*fį̄hlurasp, file
4Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “vijl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu
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