Where does “fell” come from?

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

fell (Old English): fell; skin

Definitions

  1. fell; skin

Ancestry of “fell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →
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