Where does “filctoll” come from?
filctoll (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian filc, from German filz, from Middle High German vilz, from Old High German filz, 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.
filctoll (Hungarian): felt-tip pen, marker pen, magic marker pen which has its own ink source and a tip made of felt
Definitions
- felt-tip pen, marker pen, magic marker pen which has its own ink source and a tip made of felt
Ancestry of “filctoll”, step by step
filctoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian filc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | filc | felt cloth made of matted fibres of wool |
| 2 | German | filz | singular imperative of filzen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vilz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | filz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |