Where does “feltmadras” come from?
feltmadras (Danish) comes from Danish felt, from German feld, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
feltmadras (Danish): a woman who sleeps with invading soldiers, especially a German soldier during World War 2
Definitions
- a woman who sleeps with invading soldiers, especially a German soldier during World War 2
Ancestry of “feltmadras”, step by step
feltmadras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish felt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | felt | field; field; an outlying area, as opposed to... |
| 2 | German | feld | field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops |
| 3 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Danish madras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | madras | mattress |
| 2 | Dutch | matras | A mattress; By extension, a technical bedding or... |
| 3 | French | matras | a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or... |
| 4 | Middle French | matraz | — |
| 5 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 6 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 7 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 8 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |