Where does “Familie” come from?

Familie (German) comes from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Familie (German): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Familie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
2Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
3Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Familie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-