Where does “filter” come from?
filter (Dutch) comes from German filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
filter (Dutch): A filter; A cigarette filter; A light filter
Definitions
- A filter; A cigarette filter; A light filter
Ancestry of “filter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | filter | inflection of filtern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | French | filtré | past participle of filtrer; filtered |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | filtrum | felt |
| 4 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |