Where does “velt” come from?

velt (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch felt, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “velt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfeltfield
2Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “velt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →