Where does “felder” come from?
felder (Cornish) comes from Cornish fel, 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.
felder (Cornish): slyness
Definitions
- slyness
Ancestry of “felder”, step by step
felder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish fel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | fel | Mixed mutation of mel |
| 2 | English | fell | To make something fall; especially to chop down a... |
| 3 | German | Fell | fur, pelt; hide |
| 4 | Frankish | vël | skin, hide |
| 5 | Old High German | fël | A fur |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fell | skin, hide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fellą | skin, hide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |