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Where does “Zelt” come from?

Zelt (German) comes from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

Zelt (German): tent, marquee

Definitions

  1. tent, marquee

Ancestry of “Zelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzelt—
2Proto-West Germanic*teld—
3Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
5Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
6Proto-Uralic-tt—

Words derived from “Zelt”

  • Bierzelt
  • Flüchtlingzelt
  • zelten
  • Zelthering
  • Zeltlager
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