Where does “fil” come from?

fil (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

fil (Swedish): a file; a row of objects; most commonly used...

Definitions

  1. a file; a row of objects; most commonly used...

Ancestry of “fil”, step by step

fil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vīle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvīle—
2Old Saxonfila—
3Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu—
4Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via English key

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeyAn object designed to open and close a lock; An...
2EnglishcayA small, low island largely made of sand or coral
3SpanishCayokey island
4Taínocayosmall island

via Old Norse þéttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
2Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “fil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →