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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

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

Words derived from “fīhel”

  • Feile
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