Where does “fel” come from?

fel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch fel, from Old French fel, from Latin fel, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

fel (Dutch): bright; fierce; fiercely

Definitions

  1. bright; fierce; fiercely

Ancestry of “fel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfelcruel, harsh; evil; terrible
2Old Frenchfelevil; vile; despicable
3Latinfelgall bladder; gall, bile; poison
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “fel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Latin fel →Every word from Old French fel →