Where does “føle” come from?

føle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse foli, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

føle (Norwegian Nynorsk): to feel; to feel, sense

Definitions

  1. to feel; to feel, sense

Ancestry of “føle”, step by step

føle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse foli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefolifoal
2Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
3Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

via Old Norse fola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefola—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →