English
felly
Felly comes from Old English felg ‘a felly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥ǵʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*felgō‘felly, outer rim of a wheel’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150felg‘a felly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fely
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602felly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥ǵʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*felgō‘felly, outer rim of a wheel’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150felg‘a felly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fely
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602felly
Earliest quotation: c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: “all you Gods, / In generall Synod take away…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ-
Today it means
noun The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ- / felly