Where does “strandhoofdenveld” come from?

strandhoofdenveld (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

strandhoofdenveld (Dutch): the whole of transversal dams on a beach

Definitions

  1. the whole of transversal dams on a beach

Ancestry of “strandhoofdenveld”, step by step

strandhoofdenveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch veld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchveldA field, open country; An agricultural field; A...
2Dutchflesbottle
3Middle Dutchflassche
4Old Dutchflaska
5Proto-West Germanicflaskābottle, flask
6Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
7Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Dutch strandhoofd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrandhoofdtransversal dam built on a sandbeach to slow its erosion
2Dutchhoofdhead
3Middle Dutchhôvethead
4Old Dutchhōvithead
5Proto-West Germanic*haubud
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-