Where does “Fell” come from?

Fell (German) 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.

Fell (German): fur, pelt; hide

Definitions

  1. fur, pelt; hide

Ancestry of “Fell”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Fell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →