Where does “sadelfilt” come from?

sadelfilt (Swedish) comes from Swedish sadel, from Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sadelfilt (Swedish): saddle blanket

Definitions

  1. saddle blanket

Ancestry of “sadelfilt”, step by step

sadelfilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsadelsaddle; nut, the small piece at the peghead end...
2Old Norsesǫðulla saddle
3Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Swedish filt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiltblanket
2Middle Low Germanvilt—
3Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →