Where does “vil” come from?

vil (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 “vil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfilumany; much
2Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
3Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
4Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “vil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →