Where does “fillinga” come from?

fillinga (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fillen, from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan — to flay, peel off skin.

fillinga (Old Dutch): flagellation

Definitions

  1. flagellation

Ancestry of “fillinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfillento chastise
2Proto-West Germanic*fillijanto flay, peel off skin
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan →Every word from Old Dutch fillen →