Where does “calfeutrage” come from?
calfeutrage (French) comes from French calfeutrer, from French feutre, from Old French feltre, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
calfeutrage (French): draughtproofing / draftproofing
Definitions
- draughtproofing / draftproofing
Ancestry of “calfeutrage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | calfeutrer | caulk; to draughtproof, draftproof |
| 2 | French | feutre | felt; felt hat; trilby , fedora; felt-tip |
| 3 | Old French | feltre | — |
| 4 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |