Where does “anfilt” come from?

anfilt (Middle English) comes from Old English anfilt, from Proto-West Germanic anafalt, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-t-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “anfilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishanfiltanvil
2Proto-West Germanicanafaltanvil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-t-shaken, beaten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “anfilt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-t- →
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