Where does “тильтовать” come from?

тильтовать (Russian) comes from Russian тильт, from English tilt, from Middle English tilte, from Old English tyltan — to be unsteady.

тильтовать (Russian): to be on tilt

Definitions

  1. to be on tilt

Ancestry of “тильтовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтильтtilt
2EnglishtiltTo slope or incline (something); to slant
3Middle Englishtilte—
4Old Englishtyltanto be unsteady
Every word from Old English tyltan →Every word from Middle English tilte →Every word from English tilt →