Where does “Ruiseveld” come from?

Ruiseveld (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch felt, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “Ruiseveld”, step by step

Ruiseveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch velt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvelt—
2Old Dutchfeltfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Middle Dutch rusch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchruschRussian
2Middle Dutch-sch-ish, -an
3Old Dutch-isc—
4Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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