Where does “velg” come from?
velg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch velge, from Old Dutch felga, from Proto-Germanic felgō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥ǵʰ-.
velg (Dutch): rim
Ancestry of “velg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | velge | rim |
| 2 | Old Dutch | felga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felgō | felly, outer rim of a wheel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥ǵʰ- | — |