Where does “ealfelo” come from?

ealfelo (Old English) comes from Old English felo, from Proto-Germanic faluz, from Proto-Indo-European pol- — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

ealfelo (Old English): very baleful

Definitions

  1. very baleful

Ancestry of “ealfelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfelo—
2Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faluz →Every word from Old English felo →