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

Definitions

  1. bench-warmers

Ancestry of “vilttiketju”, step by step

vilttiketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viltti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilttiwool or felt blanket
2Swedishfiltblanket
3Middle Low Germanvilt—
4Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “vilttiketju”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felt →Every word from Middle Low German vilt →