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Where does “folt” come from?

folt (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic woltos, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

folt (Old Irish): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “folt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwoltoshair
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “folt”

  • folt
  • bréagfholt
  • falt
  • folt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →