Where does “feele” come from?

feele (Middle English) comes from Old English fela, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “feele”, step by step

feele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fela

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

via Old English feola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishfeolaKent and West Saxon form of fela
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic feluzEvery word from Proto-Germanic felu