Where does “Filter” come from?

Filter (German) comes from Medieval Latin filtrum, 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.

Filter (German): filter

Definitions

  1. filter

Ancestry of “Filter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfiltrumfelt
2Frankishfiltir—
3Frankish*felt—
4Proto-Germanic*felt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld- →