*felgō

Runic: ᚠᛖᛚᚷᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɸel.ɣɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

felly, outer rim of a wheel

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pelǵh-eh2 from root *pelǵh- (‘wheel rim, sled’), cognate with Proto-Slavic pȏlzъ (‘sledge’) (Kroonen 2013).

felg (Old English)
- felȝe, felwe, fely (Middle English)
  - felly, felloe (English)
  - fely (Scots)
fielg (Old English)
- felȝe, felwe, fely (Middle English)
  - felly, felloe (English)
  - fely (Scots)
felġe (Old English)
- felȝe, felwe, fely (Middle English)
  - felly, felloe (English)
  - fely (Scots)
*felg (Old Frisian)
- Feelge (Saterland Frisian)
- felling (West Frisian)
*felge (Old Frisian)
- Feelge (Saterland Frisian)
- felling (West Frisian)
felga (Old Saxon)
- velge (Middle Low German)
  - fälg (Swedish)
felga (Old Saxon)
- velge (Middle Low German)
  - fælg, fælge (Danish)
    - felga (Faroese)
    - felga (Icelandic)
*felga (Old Dutch)
- velge (Middle Dutch)
  - velg (Dutch)
    - velling (Afrikaans)
felga (Old High German)
- vëlge (Middle High German)
  - Felg (Luxembourgish)
felga (Old High German)
- vëlge (Middle High German)
  - Felge (German)
    - felga (Polish)
    - felga (Serbo-Croatian)