*felu

Runic: ᚠᛖᛚᚢ Pronunciation: /ˈɸe.lu/

adverb

Meanings

much, a lot (adverb, pronoun)
a lot of (adverb, proboun)
very (adverb)

Etymology

Originally the neuter singular form of older u-stem *feluz (‘many’), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh1-u-s, from root *pleh1- (‘to fill’). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸelus (‘much, many’), Latin plūs (‘comparative degree of multus (‘many’)’), Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) (polús, ‘many, a lot of’).

Descendants

*felu (Proto-West Germanic)
- filo (Old Dutch)
  - vele (Middle Dutch)
    - veel (Dutch)
*felu (Proto-West Germanic)
- fela, feola, fiolu, feolu, feolo, fala (Old English)
  - fele, fale, feel, fel, feole, vele, feala, fela, felæ, feola, veole (Middle English)
    - fele (English)
    - fele (Middle Scots)
*felu (Proto-West Germanic)
- felo, fele, fel (Old Frisian)
  - feal, fel (West Frisian)
*felu (Proto-West Germanic)
- filu, vilu, filo, fila, vili (Old High German)
  - vil, vile (Middle High German)
    - viel (Alemannic German)
    - vui, vei, vii (Bavarian)
    - viel (German)
    - vill (Luxembourgish)
    - פֿיל (fil) (Yiddish)
*felu (Proto-West Germanic)
- filu, filo (Old Saxon)
  - vele, vile (Middle Low German)
    - veel, viel (Low German)
𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu) (Gothic)

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