Where does “Trommelfell” come from?

Trommelfell (German) comes from German Fell, 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.

Trommelfell (German): drumhead

Definitions

  1. drumhead

Ancestry of “Trommelfell”, step by step

Trommelfell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
2Frankishvëlskin, hide
3Old High GermanfëlA fur
4Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
5Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German trommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrommelinflection of trommeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germantrummel—
3Old High Germantrumme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fell →