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

  1. rasp, file; to rasp, to file

Ancestry of “fel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefél—
2Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Old Norse fél →