Where does “fel” come from?
fel (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse fél, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
fel (Westrobothnian): rasp, file; to rasp, to file
Definitions
- rasp, file; to rasp, to file
Ancestry of “fel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fél | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | finhlō | rasp; file |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |