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
Ancestry of “felen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fela | to hide, conceal |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | felhaną | to enter, to go inside; to put inside, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pele(w)- | — |
Words derived from “felen”