Where does “Rinderfilet” come from?
Rinderfilet (German) comes from German Filet, 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 — to suckle, nurse.
Rinderfilet (German): beef fillet, beef tenderloin
Definitions
- beef fillet, beef tenderloin
Ancestry of “Rinderfilet”, step by step
Rinderfilet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Filet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Filet | fillet |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
via German rind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rind | cow, bull, ox, head of cattle any bovine animal |
| 2 | Old High German | rind | cattle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrinþ | head of cattle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrinþaz | A horned beast, as in a neat or ox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |