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Where does “filtir” come from?

filtir (Frankish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “filtir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*felt—
2Proto-Germanic*felt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “filtir”

  • filter
  • filtering
  • prefilter
  • filterable
  • biofilter
  • filterability
  • postfilter
  • ultrafilter
  • microfilter
  • hemofilter
  • filterless
  • filterer
  • liftering
  • subfilter
  • refilter
  • nonfilter
  • filtergram
  • fewter
  • nonfilterable
  • unfilterable
  • unfilter
  • diafilter
  • multifilter
  • filterest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →