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Where does “fiellan” come from?

fiellan (Old English) comes from Proto-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.

fiellan (Old English): to fell

Definitions

  1. to fell

Ancestry of “fiellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-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 “fiellan”

  • fell
  • feller
  • fellest
  • fellside
  • fellfield
  • fellmonger
  • fellness
  • fellable
  • whitefeller
  • woolfell
  • fellwalker
  • fellwalking
  • fellrunning
  • fellermelad
  • fellen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →