Where does “*fell” come from?

*fell (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

*fell (Proto-West Germanic): skin, hide

Definitions

  1. skin, hide

Ancestry of “*fell”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*fell”

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