Where does “fajla” come from?

fajla (Silesian) comes from German Feile, from Middle High German fīle, from Old High German fīla, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

fajla (Silesian): file

Definitions

  1. file

Ancestry of “fajla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeilefile
2Middle High Germanfīle
3Old High Germanfīlafile
4Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlōEvery word from Old High German fīla
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