Where does “vele” come from?
vele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch filo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
vele (Middle Dutch): many, much; often; many times
Definitions
- many, much; often; many times
Ancestry of “vele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | filo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “vele”