Where does “kaffefilter” come from?
kaffefilter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
kaffefilter (Norwegian Bokmål): a coffee filter
Definitions
- a coffee filter
Ancestry of “kaffefilter”, step by step
kaffefilter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål filter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | filter | a filter |
| 2 | French | filtré | past participle of filtrer; filtered |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | filtrum | felt |
| 4 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |