Where does “*felt” come from?

*felt (Frankish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “*felt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*felt—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “*felt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →