Where does “fál” come from?

fál (Irish) comes from Old Irish fál, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

fál (Irish): hedge thicket of bushes planted in a row, fence barrier

Definitions

  1. hedge thicket of bushes planted in a row, fence barrier

Ancestry of “fál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfálfence, hedge, enclosure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “fál

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-
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