Where does “fēl” come from?

fēl (Old English) comes from Old English fīil, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “fēl”, step by step

fēl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fīil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīil—
2Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Proto-West Germanic *fell

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

Words derived from “fēl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Old English fīil →
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