Where does “veldmaarschalk” come from?
veldmaarschalk (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.
veldmaarschalk (Dutch): field marshal
Definitions
- field marshal
Ancestry of “veldmaarschalk”, step by step
veldmaarschalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch veld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veld | A field, open country; An agricultural field; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | fles | bottle |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | flassche | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | flaska | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Dutch maarschalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | maarschalk | marshal, field marshal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | maerschalc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mariskalk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |