Where does “vël” come from?
vël (Frankish) comes 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.
vël (Frankish): skin, hide
Ancestry of “vël”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fël | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fell | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fellą | skin, hide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |