Where does “gevoel” come from?

gevoel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gevoel, from Dutch gevoelen, from Middle Dutch gevoelen, from Old Dutch gefuolen, from Proto-Germanic gafōlijaną.

gevoel (Afrikaans): feeling; past participle of voel

Definitions

  1. feeling; past participle of voel

Ancestry of “gevoel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevoelfeeling
2Dutchgevoelento feel; feeling; belief, faith
3Middle Dutchgevoelen—
4Old Dutchgefuolen—
5Proto-Germanicgafōlijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gafōlijaną →Every word from Old Dutch gefuolen →Every word from Middle Dutch gevoelen →