Where does “vel” come from?

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

vel (Old High German): A fur

Definitions

  1. A fur

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →
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