Where does “nagelfil” come from?

nagelfil (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...

nagelfil (Swedish): nail file

Definitions

  1. nail file

Ancestry of “nagelfil”, step by step

nagelfil 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 nagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishnagelA nail; a horny plate on fingers and toes; A...
2Old Norsenaglnail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →