Where does “fīle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fīle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fīle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlōEvery word from Old High German fīla
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