Where does “vilttimies” come from?

vilttimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish viltti, from Swedish filt, from Middle Low German vilt, from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto.

vilttimies (Finnish): bench-warmer

Definitions

  1. bench-warmer

Ancestry of “vilttimies”, step by step

vilttimies 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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felt →Every word from Middle Low German vilt →
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