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English word fellow comes from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ-, Old Norse félag, Proto-Indo-European *pelǵʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *felgō (Felly, outer rim of a wheel.)

*pl̥ǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

félag (Old Norse)

*pelǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

félagi (Old Norse)

*felgō (Proto-Germanic)

Felly, outer rim of a wheel.

felġe (Old English)

felage (Middle English)

fellow (English)

(archaic) A companion; a comrade.. (colloquial) A male person; a man.. (heading) A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow".. (obsolete) A colleague or partner.. (rare) A person; an individual, male or female.. A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.. A member of a literary or scientific society. An equal in power, rank, character, etc.. In an [...]

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