Where does “kippevel” come from?

kippevel (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.

kippevel (Dutch): Superseded spelling of kippenvel

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of kippenvel

Ancestry of “kippevel”, step by step

kippevel 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- →