Where does “fel” come from?

fel (Cornish) comes from English fell, from German Fell, from Frankish vël, from Old High German fël, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fel (Cornish): Mixed mutation of mel

Definitions

  1. Mixed mutation of mel

Ancestry of “fel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfellTo make something fall; especially to chop down a...
2GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
3Frankishvëlskin, hide
4Old High GermanfëlA fur
5Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
6Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →