Where does “gile” come from?

gile (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman gile, from Old French guile, from Old English wīl, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

gile (Middle English): gill

Definitions

  1. gill

Ancestry of “gile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normangile—
2Old Frenchguiletrickery; deception
3Old Englishwīlwile, trick
4Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “gile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →