Where does “anviltop” come from?
anviltop (English) comes from English anvil, from Middle English anfilt, from Old English anfilt, from Proto-West Germanic anafalt, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-t-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “anviltop”, step by step
anviltop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anvil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anvil | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing... |
| 2 | Middle English | anfilt | — |
| 3 | Old English | anfilt | anvil |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | anafalt | anvil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂-t- | shaken, beaten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English top
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 3 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |