Where does “fil'ye” come from?

fil'ye (Norman) comes from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fil'ye (Norman): daughter; girl

Definitions

  1. daughter; girl

Ancestry of “fil'ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfilledaughter; girl
2Latinfīliadaughter
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →