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Where does “anafalt” come from?

anafalt (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-t-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

anafalt (Proto-West Germanic): anvil

Definitions

  1. anvil

Ancestry of “anafalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-t-shaken, beaten
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “anafalt”

  • onfilti
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