Where does “skrāpjvīle” come from?
skrāpjvīle (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.
skrāpjvīle (Latvian): rasp
Ancestry of “skrāpjvīle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |