fálma
Icelandic
/ˈfaulma/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) to fumble, to grope
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse fálma derived from Proto-Indo-European *pal- (shake, swing, touch, feel).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pal-
Gloss
shake, swing, touch, feel
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palpo Latin
- papilio Latin
- poples Latin
- fummeln German
- fommelen Dutch, Flemish
- *kʷekʷlóm Proto-Indo-European
- *pal- Proto-Indo-European
- *fōlijaną Proto-Germanic
- felan Old English
- fēlan Old English
- fálma Old Norse
- fuolen Old High German
- *fuolen Old Dutch
- vōlen Middle Low German
- *fōlian Old Saxon
- fēla Old Frisian