Where does “filmjölk” come from?

filmjölk (Swedish) comes from Swedish fil, 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...

filmjölk (Swedish): a kind of fermented and soured milk

Definitions

  1. a kind of fermented and soured milk

Ancestry of “filmjölk”, step by step

filmjölk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →