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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.

Ancestry of “hilte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicheltǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “hilte”

  • hilt
  • hilted
  • hiltless
  • uphilt
  • sub-hilt
  • hilt
  • hilte
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