Where does “felen” come from?

felen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse fela, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.

felen (Middle English): to come at , advance

Definitions

  1. to come at , advance

Ancestry of “felen”, step by step

felen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefelato hide, conceal
2Proto-Germanicfelhanąto enter, to go inside; to put inside, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpele(w)-—

via Old English fēolan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēolanto cleave, enter, penetrate; to reach, come, pass

Words derived from “felen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felhaną →Every word from Old Norse fela →