Where does “celt” come from?

celt (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

celt (Vilamovian): tent

Definitions

  1. tent

Ancestry of “celt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzelt—
2Proto-West Germanic*teld—
3Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
5Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
6Proto-Uralic-tt—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →