Where does “biervilt” come from?

biervilt (Dutch) comes from Dutch vilt, from Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch felt, 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.

biervilt (Dutch): beer mat, a round or square cardboard mat to put...

Definitions

  1. beer mat, a round or square cardboard mat to put...

Ancestry of “biervilt”, step by step

biervilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchviltfelt
2Middle Dutchvelt—
3Old Dutchfeltfield
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Dutch bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
2Middle Dutchbierbeer
3Old Dutchbierbeer
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
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