Where does “vīle” come from?
vīle (Middle High German) comes from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Ancestry of “vīle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “vīle”