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

Definitions

  1. skin, hide

Ancestry of “vël”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vël”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fell →