vel

Dutch (Brabantic)

/vɛl/

noun
Definitions
  • A skin, a hide.
  • A fur, a pelt.
  • A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page).
  • A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk.
  • A rag, a shred.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch vel inherited from Old Dutch *fel inherited from Proto-Germanic *fellą (skin, film, fleece, hide) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pello-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pello-

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