Where does “hilte” come from?

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

hilte (Old English): hilt, handle, feminine equivalent of hilt

Definitions

  1. hilt, handle, feminine equivalent of hilt

Ancestry of “hilte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicheltǭhandle; hilt
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic heltǭ →