Where does “Fillen” come from?
Fillen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic fulīną, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.
Fillen (Luxembourgish): foal
Ancestry of “Fillen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | fulīn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fulīną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fulô | foal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | "pl̥Hon-" | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōlH- | animal young |