Where does “falr” come from?

falr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic falaz, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

falr (Old Norse): a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which...

Definitions

  1. a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which...

Ancestry of “falr”, step by step

falr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic falaz

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

via Proto-Germanic felaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelanąto hide

Words derived from “falr”

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