Where does “muffël” come from?

muffël (Frankish) comes 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.

muffël (Frankish): a muff, wrap, envelope

Definitions

  1. a muff, wrap, envelope

Ancestry of “muffël”, step by step

muffël traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish vël

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishvëlskin, hide
2Old High GermanfëlA fur
3Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
4Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Frankish mauwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmauwa—
2Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fell →