Where does “Fulda” come from?

Fulda derives from Old High German Vulthaha, from Proto-Germanic fuldō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂éh₂, ultimately from the root pleth₂-.

Ancestry of “Fulda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFulda—
2Old High GermanVulthaha—
3Proto-Germanicfuldōearth, ground; field; the world
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “Fulda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuldō →