Where does “felafrecne” come from?

felafrecne (Old English) comes from Old English fela, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

felafrecne (Old English): greatly wild or savage

Definitions

  1. greatly wild or savage

Ancestry of “felafrecne”, step by step

felafrecne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfelamany, much; much, many; much, very
2Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
3Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old English frēcne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrēcnedangerous
2Proto-West Germanic*frōkni—
3Proto-Germanic*frōknidanger, risk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →
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