Where does “Vielweiberei” come from?

Vielweiberei (German) comes from German viel, from Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Vielweiberei (German): polygyny

Definitions

  1. polygyny

Ancestry of “Vielweiberei”, step by step

Vielweiberei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German viel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvielmuch, a lot; much, many
2Middle High Germanvil—
3Old High Germanfilumany; much
4Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
5Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
6Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via German weib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweibwoman, broad
2Middle High Germanwīpwoman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →