Where does “kippenvel” come from?

kippenvel (Dutch) 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.

kippenvel (Dutch): a chicken's skin; goose bumps

Definitions

  1. a chicken's skin; goose bumps

Ancestry of “kippenvel”, step by step

kippenvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vel

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

via Dutch kip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkipA chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus; A female...
2Laoກີບhoof; kip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →