Where does “rupjvīle” come from?
rupjvīle (Latvian) comes from Latvian vīle, from Middle High German vīle, 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.
rupjvīle (Latvian): coarse, rough file
Definitions
- coarse, rough file
Ancestry of “rupjvīle”, step by step
rupjvīle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian vīle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | vīle | file; seam, hem; seam-like, line-like projection... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vīle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | much, a lot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |