Where does “Feile” come from?
Feile (German) comes from Middle High German fīle, from Old High German fīla, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Feile (German): file
Ancestry of “Feile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | fīle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fīla | file |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | finhlō | rasp; file |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |