Where does “vilttiketju” come from?
vilttiketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish viltti, from Swedish filt, from Middle Low German vilt, from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto.
vilttiketju (Finnish): bench-warmers
Ancestry of “vilttiketju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viltti | wool or felt blanket |
| 2 | Swedish | filt | blanket |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vilt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felt | felt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pilto | — |
Words derived from “vilttiketju”