Where does “fälg” come from?
fälg (Swedish) comes from German Felge, from Middle High German velge, from Old High German felga, from Proto-Germanic felgō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥ǵʰ-.
fälg (Swedish): a rim
Ancestry of “fälg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Felge | felly, rim |
| 2 | Middle High German | velge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | felga | felly, harrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | felgō | felly, outer rim of a wheel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥ǵʰ- | — |