Where does “väl” come from?

väl (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vele, from Old Saxon filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

väl (Plautdietsch): many, much, a lot of

Definitions

  1. many, much, a lot of

Ancestry of “väl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvele—
2Old Saxonfilumuch, many; much, very
3Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →