Where does “zelt” come from?

zelt (German) comes from Middle High German zëlt, 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
1Middle High Germanzëlt—
2Old High Germanzelt—
3Proto-West Germanic*teld—
4Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
6Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
7Proto-Uralic-tt—

Words derived from “zelt”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →