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Where does “fellan” come from?

fellan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

fellan (Old English): Alternative form of fiellan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fiellan

Ancestry of “fellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fallijan—
2Proto-Germanicfallijanąto cause to fall, to fell
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpól—
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “fellan”

  • fell
  • feller
  • fellest
  • fellside
  • fellfield
  • fellmonger
  • fellness
  • fellable
  • whitefeller
  • woolfell
  • fellwalker
  • fellwalking
  • fellrunning
  • fellermelad
  • fellen
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