Where does “vilt” come from?

vilt (Dutch) comes 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.

vilt (Dutch): felt

Definitions

  1. felt

Ancestry of “vilt”, step by step

vilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch velt

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

via Middle Dutch vilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchviltfelt
2Old Dutchfilt—
3Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

Words derived from “vilt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →