Where does “villen” come from?

villen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch villen, from Old Dutch fillen, from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan — to flay, peel off skin.

villen (Dutch): to skin

Definitions

  1. to skin

Ancestry of “villen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvillento skin
2Old Dutchfillento chastise
3Proto-West Germanic*fillijanto flay, peel off skin

Words derived from “villen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan →Every word from Old Dutch fillen →Every word from Middle Dutch villen →