Where does “veldt” come from?

veldt (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic felþą, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

veldt (Dutch): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “veldt”, step by step

veldt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic felþą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelþąfield, plain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-Germanic fulþuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfulþuz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþą →