Proto-Germanic: *xulftō, *xulftr=
Meaning: cover, shell
Middle Low German: hulft, hulfte `koker voor pijlen en boog'
Old High German: { hul(u)ft `bedeking, koker' }
Middle High German: hulft st. f. 'decke, hülse'
German: { Holfter, Hulfter, Halfter }