Where does “filz” come from?

filz (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “filz”, step by step

filz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *felt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*felt—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-West Germanic felt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

Words derived from “filz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld- →