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Where does “fabel” come from?

fabel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch fabele, from Old French fable, from Latin fābula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fabel (Dutch): A legend, a fable; Something untrue, a fable, a...

Definitions

  1. A legend, a fable; Something untrue, a fable, a...

Ancestry of “fabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfabele—
2Old Frenchfablefable, story
3Latinfābula—
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “fabel”

  • fabelachtig
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