Where does “Fiels” come from?

Fiels (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German felis, from Frankish falis, from Proto-Germanic falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

Fiels (Luxembourgish): rock, stone

Definitions

  1. rock, stone

Ancestry of “Fiels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfeliscliff; rock
2Frankishfalisrock
3Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falisaz →Every word from Frankish falis →