Where does “veel” come from?

veel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch veel, from Middle Dutch vele, from Old Dutch filo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

veel (Afrikaans): chiefly with negatives or when modified by adverbs much, a lot

Definitions

  1. chiefly with negatives or when modified by adverbs much, a lot

Ancestry of “veel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelmany, much, a lot of; much, a lot; much
2Middle Dutchvelemany, much; often; many times
3Old Dutchfilo—
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “veel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →