Where does “føl” come from?
føl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål føle, from Old Norse foli, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.
føl (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of føle; form removed with the ;...
Definitions
- imperative of føle; form removed with the ;...
Ancestry of “føl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | føle | to feel; to feel, sense |
| 2 | Old Norse | foli | foal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fulô | foal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | "pl̥Hon-" | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōlH- | animal young |