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Where does “velge” come from?

velge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch felga, from Proto-Germanic felgō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥ǵʰ-.

velge (Middle Dutch): rim

Definitions

  1. rim

Ancestry of “velge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfelga—
2Proto-Germanicfelgōfelly, outer rim of a wheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “velge”

  • velg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥ǵʰ- →