Where does “fjǫl” come from?

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

fjǫl (Old Norse): deal, board

Definitions

  1. deal, board

Ancestry of “fjǫl”, step by step

fjǫl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic felu

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

via Proto-Germanic felō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelō—

Words derived from “fjǫl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →