Where does “Filzstëft” come from?

Filzstëft (Luxembourgish) comes from German Filzstift, 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.

Filzstëft (Luxembourgish): felt-tip pen

Definitions

  1. felt-tip pen

Ancestry of “Filzstëft”, step by step

Filzstëft traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Filzstift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFilzstiftfelt-tip pen, marker pen
2Germanfilzsingular imperative of filzen; first-person...
3Middle High Germanvilz—
4Old High Germanfilz—
5Proto-Germanic*felt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Luxembourgish Stëft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStëftpen
2Old High Germansteft—

via Luxembourgish Filz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFilzfelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld- →