Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vel, from Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch fel, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

vel (Afrikaans): A skin, a hide

Definitions

  1. A skin, a hide

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvelA skin, a hide; A fur, a pelt; A sheet
2Middle Dutchvel—
3Old Dutchfelskin, hide
4Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
5Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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