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Where does “Felge” come from?

Felge (German) comes from Middle High German velge, from Old High German felga, from Proto-Germanic felgō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥ǵʰ-.

Felge (German): felly, rim

Definitions

  1. felly, rim

Ancestry of “Felge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvelge—
2Old High Germanfelgafelly, harrow
3Proto-Germanicfelgōfelly, outer rim of a wheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Felge”

  • Leichtmetallfelge
  • fälg
  • felga
  • felga
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