Where does “fila” come from?

fila (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

fila (Swedish): to file

Definitions

  1. to file

Ancestry of “fila”, step by step

fila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via Swedish fil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
2Middle Low Germanvīle
3Old Saxonfila
4Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu
5Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Old Norse hlaupa
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