Where does “felting” come from?

Felting derives from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto, ultimately from the root pelh₂- meaning to fold or pack down.

felting (English): present participle of felt; The production of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of felt; The production of...

Ancestry of “felting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeltA cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool,...
2Middle EnglishfeltFelted fabric or a sample or swab of it; felt; A...
3Old Englishfeltfelt
4Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

Words derived from “felting”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felt →Every word from Old English felt →