Where does “smalkvīle” come from?

smalkvīle (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.

smalkvīle (Latvian): fine, smooth file

Definitions

  1. fine, smooth file

Ancestry of “smalkvīle”, step by step

smalkvīle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vīle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvīlefile; seam, hem; seam-like, line-like projection...
2Middle High Germanvīle—
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 Latvian smalks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansmalksfine; fine, thin, slender; fine, good, excellent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →