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Where does “föhlen” come from?

föhlen (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vö̂len, from Old Saxon fōlian, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan.

föhlen (German Low German): To feel

Definitions

  1. To feel

Ancestry of “föhlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvö̂len—
2Old Saxonfōlian—
3Proto-West Germanic*fōlijan—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan →