Where does “Filet” come from?
Filet (German) comes from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Filet (German): fillet
Ancestry of “Filet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle , wisp; fillet, filet; frenum |
| 2 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 3 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 4 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 5 | Latin | fīlius | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |