Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “vilt” come from?

vilt (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch filt, from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto.

vilt (Middle Dutch): felt

Definitions

  1. felt

Ancestry of “vilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfilt—
2Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

Words derived from “vilt”

  • viltstift
  • vilt
  • biervilt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →