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Where does “fell” come from?

fell (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fell (Frankish): hide, skin; skin, hide

Definitions

  1. hide, skin; skin, hide

Ancestry of “fell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fell”

  • muff
  • muffle
  • muffler
  • earmuff
  • unmuffle
  • mufflered
  • muffish
  • earmuffed
  • bemuffled
  • unmufflered
  • mufflerless
  • footmuff
  • mufflehead
  • enmuffle
  • muffleth
  • moffie
  • muff pistol
  • bemuffle
  • mufla
  • mofle
  • muflier
  • mufle
  • muflerie
  • moufle
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