Where does “Zanderfilet” come from?
Zanderfilet (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.
Zanderfilet (German): pike-perch fillet
Definitions
- pike-perch fillet
Ancestry of “Zanderfilet”, step by step
Zanderfilet 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 |