Where does “felt” come from?

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

felt (Middle English): Felted fabric or a sample or swab of it; felt; A...

Definitions

  1. Felted fabric or a sample or swab of it; felt; A...

Ancestry of “felt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeltfelt
2Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto

Words derived from “felt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European piltoEvery word from Proto-West Germanic feltEvery word from Old English felt