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