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Where does “følelse” come from?

følelse (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.

følelse (Norwegian Bokmål): feeling, sensation

Definitions

  1. feeling, sensation

Ancestry of “følelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålføleto feel; to feel, sense
2Old Norsefolifoal
3Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
4Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

Words derived from “følelse”

  • selvfølelse
  • skyldfølelse
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