Where does “fille” come from?

fille (French) comes from Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fille (French): girl; daughter; prostitute, wench

Definitions

  1. girl; daughter; prostitute, wench

Ancestry of “fille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfilledaughter; girl
2Old Frenchfilledaughter; girl
3Latinfīliadaughter
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fille

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-