Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Dutch) comes 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.

vel (Dutch): A skin, a hide; A fur, a pelt; A sheet

Definitions

  1. A skin, a hide; A fur, a pelt; A sheet

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvel—
2Old Dutchfelskin, hide
3Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
4Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “vel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fell →