Where does “felo” come from?

felo (Esperanto) comes from English fell, from German Fell, from Frankish vël, from Old High German fël, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

felo (Esperanto): fur

Definitions

  1. fur

Ancestry of “felo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfellTo make something fall; especially to chop down a...
2GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
3Frankishvëlskin, hide
4Old High GermanfëlA fur
5Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
6Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “felo”

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