Where does “hilte” come from?

hilte (Middle English) comes from Old English hilt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

hilte (Middle English): hilt; Alternative form of hiled: past participle...

Definitions

  1. hilt; Alternative form of hiled: past participle...

Ancestry of “hilte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhilthilt, handle
2Proto-Germanicheltąhandle; hilt
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic heltą →Every word from Old English hilt →