Where does “fewtre” come from?

fewtre (Middle English) comes from Old French feutre, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, 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.

fewtre (Middle English): Alternative form of feuter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feuter

Ancestry of “fewtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfeutrefelt; filter
2Medieval Latinfiltrumfelt
3Frankishfiltir—
4Frankish*felt—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld- →