Where does “calfeutrer” come from?
calfeutrer (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
calfeutrer (French): caulk; to draughtproof, draftproof
Definitions
- caulk; to draughtproof, draftproof
Ancestry of “calfeutrer”, step by step
calfeutrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French feutre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | feutre | material made of matted fibres; felt |
| 2 | Old French | feltre | — |
| 3 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 4 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via French calfater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | calfater | to caulk (to seal joints with caulk) |