Where does “feltry” come from?
feltry (English) comes from Old French feltre, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
feltry (English): Obsolete form of felt
Ancestry of “feltry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | feltre | — |
| 2 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 3 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |