Where does “ile” come from?
ile (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ili, from Proto-Germanic ili — sole of the foot.
ile (Old English): the sole of the foot
Ancestry of “ile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *ili | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ili | sole of the foot |