Where does “rugbyveld” come from?
rugbyveld (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans veld, from Dutch veld, from Dutch fles, from Middle Dutch flassche, from Old Dutch flaska, from Proto-West Germanic flaskā, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
rugbyveld (Afrikaans): rugby field
Definitions
- rugby field
Ancestry of “rugbyveld”, step by step
rugbyveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans veld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | veld | A field, open country; A patch or grass and/or... |
| 2 | Dutch | veld | A field, open country; An agricultural field; A... |
| 3 | Dutch | fles | bottle |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | flassche | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | flaska | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |