Where does “Philippine” come from?

Philippine (French) comes from German Vielliebchen, from German viel, 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.

Philippine (French): female equivalent of Philippin

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of Philippin

Ancestry of “Philippine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVielliebchenphilopena
2Germanvielmuch, a lot; much, many
3Middle High Germanvil—
4Old High Germanfilumany; much
5Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
6Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
7Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →