Where does “viel” come from?

viel (German) comes 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.

viel (German): much, a lot; much, many

Definitions

  1. much, a lot; much, many

Ancestry of “viel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →