Where does “fjöl” come from?

fjöl (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fjǫl, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fjöl (Icelandic): plank, board, deal, thin board

Definitions

  1. plank, board, deal, thin board

Ancestry of “fjöl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫldeal, board
2Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
3Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fjöl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →