Where does “Matratzenfüllung” come from?

Matratzenfüllung (German) comes from German Füllung, from German Füllen, from Middle High German vülīn, from Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic fulīną, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

Matratzenfüllung (German): mattress stuffing, any material used to stuff mattresses

Definitions

  1. mattress stuffing, any material used to stuff mattresses

Ancestry of “Matratzenfüllung”, step by step

Matratzenfüllung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Füllung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFüllungfilling; stuffing
2GermanFüllenAlternative form of Fohlen
3Middle High Germanvülīn—
4Old High Germanfulīn—
5Proto-Germanicfulīną—
6Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
7Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

via German Matratze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMatratzemattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut
2Middle High Germanmateraz—
3Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
4Italianmaterassomattress
5Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
6Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →