Where does “fel” come from?

fel (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fel (Old Dutch): skin, hide

Definitions

  1. skin, hide

Ancestry of “fel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
2Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fell →
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