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

Definitions

  1. much, many; much, very

Ancestry of “filu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “filu”

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