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Where does “feola” come from?

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

feola (Old English): Kent and West Saxon form of fela

Definitions

  1. Kent and West Saxon form of fela

Ancestry of “feola”, step by step

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

Words derived from “feola”

  • feely
  • fele
  • feal
  • feely-omi
  • feele
  • fele
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →