Where does “Kolter” come from?

Kolter (German) comes from Italian coltre, from Italian coltrice, from Late Latin culcitra, from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Kolter (German): blanket, quilt, bedspread

Definitions

  1. blanket, quilt, bedspread

Ancestry of “Kolter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoltreblanket or quilt; coat, cover, layer; A funereal...
2Italiancoltricemattress
3Late LatinculcitraAlternative form of culcita
4Latinculcitamattress, pillow, cushion
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Latin culcita →Every word from Late Latin culcitra →
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