Where does “føla” come from?

føla (Faroese) comes from Middle Low German vōlen, from Old Saxon fōlian, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan — to feel.

føla (Faroese): to feel

Definitions

  1. to feel

Ancestry of “føla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvōlen—
2Old Saxonfōlianto feel
3Proto-West Germanic*fōlijanto feel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan →Every word from Old Saxon fōlian →Every word from Middle Low German vōlen →
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