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Where does “fel” come from?

fel (Welsh) comes from English veil, from Middle English veil, from Latin velum, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

fel (Welsh): as, like; how

Definitions

  1. as, like; how

Ancestry of “fel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishveilSomething hung up or spread out to hide or...
2Middle Englishveil—
3Latinvelumthe sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “fel”

  • fel arfer
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