Where does “feltness” come from?
feltness (English) comes from English felt, from Middle English felt, from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto.
feltness (English): The quality of being felt
Definitions
- The quality of being felt
Ancestry of “feltness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | felt | A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool,... |
| 2 | Middle English | felt | Felted fabric or a sample or swab of it; felt; A... |
| 3 | Old English | felt | felt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felt | felt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pilto | — |