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