Where does “petfles” come from?
petfles (Dutch) comes from Dutch pet, from French toupet, from Middle French toupet, from Old French toupet, from Old French toupe, from Old French top, from Frankish topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
petfles (Dutch): bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate
Definitions
- bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate
Ancestry of “petfles”, step by step
petfles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pet | cap; bad, crappy |
| 2 | French | toupet | tuft; toupee; cheek, nerve |
| 3 | Middle French | toupet | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| 4 | Old French | toupet | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| 5 | Old French | toupe | — |
| 6 | Old French | top | hair on top of one's head, forelock; top, highest... |
| 7 | Frankish | topp | tuft; spinning top; summit, top |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via Dutch fles
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fles | bottle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | flassche | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flaska | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |