Etymology Explorer
› Middle Low German
Where does “vilt” come from?
vilt (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto.
Ancestry of “vilt”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
felt
felt
2
Proto-Indo-European
pilto
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Words derived from “vilt”
filt
filt
filt
viltti
snuttefilt
brandfilt
filtartad
filtsjöpung
sadelfilt
vilttiketju
vilttihattu
vilttimies
vilttitossu
vilttiketjulainen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →
Every word from Proto-West Germanic felt →