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Where does “fäl” come from?

fäl (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fal, from Proto-Germanic faluz, from Proto-Indo-European pol- — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

fäl (Saterland Frisian): rough; crude; violent; fierce; loud; rowdy

Definitions

  1. rough; crude; violent; fierce; loud; rowdy

Ancestry of “fäl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfalcruel
2Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
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