Where does “clanfellow” come from?
clanfellow (English) comes from English fellow, from Middle English felawe, from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse félagi, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
clanfellow (English): A fellow member of a clan
Definitions
- A fellow member of a clan
Ancestry of “clanfellow”, step by step
clanfellow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fellow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fellow | A colleague or partner; A companion; a comrade; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | felawe | A partner, friend, or colleague; one linked with... |
| 3 | Old English | fēolaga | companion, partner, colleague |
| 4 | Old Norse | félagi | one with whom one has joined one's property;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 6 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via English clan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clan | A group of people all descended from a common... |
| 2 | Irish | clann | children, offspring; race, descendants, clan;... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | clann | children; family; offspring |
| 4 | Old Irish | cland | children; family; offspring |
| 5 | Old Welsh | plant | children |
| 6 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |