Where does “fil” come from?

fil (English) comes from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

fil (English): A Nordic dairy product, similar to yogurt, but...

Definitions

  1. A Nordic dairy product, similar to yogurt, but...

Ancestry of “fil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
2Middle Low Germanvīle—
3Old Saxonfila—
4Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu—
5Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →