Where does “fīhel” come from?

fīhel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fīhala, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “fīhel”, step by step

fīhel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German fīhala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfīhala—
2Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Old High German fīla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfīlafile

via Old High German fīhila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfīhila—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Old High German fīhala →