Where does “þefel” come from?

þefel (Old English) comes from Old English þefian, from Proto-Germanic þefōną, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

þefel (Old English): mulled wine

Definitions

  1. mulled wine

Ancestry of “þefel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþefianto pant (from heat); gasp
2Proto-Germanicþefōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þefōną →Every word from Old English þefian →