English word feel comes from Proto-Indo-European *pal-, Proto-Indo-European *pel(w)-, and later Proto-Germanic *fōlijaną (To feel. To taste.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *pal- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *pel(w)- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *fōlijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To feel. To taste. |
| *felhaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To enter, to go inside. To put inside, to conceal, to hide, to bury. |
| fēlan | Old English (ang) | |
| felan | Old English (ang) | To feel; perceive; touch. |
| fēolan | Old English (ang) | |
| fela | Old Norse (non) | |
| feolan | Old English (ang) | To cling; cleave; stick; adhere. To persist. To reach; penetrate; come; pass. |
| felen | Middle English (enm) | |
| feel | English (en) | (chiefly, US, slang) Alternative form of feeling.. A quality of an object experienced by touch.. A vague mental impression.. A vague understanding.. An act of fondling.. An intuitive ability. (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).. (heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.. (heading) To use the sense of touch.. (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by [...] |