Where does “vīle” come from?

vīle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *fīla, from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “vīle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*fīla
2Proto-West Germanic*fį̄hlurasp, file
3Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “vīle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu