Where does “kynnöspelto” come from?

kynnöspelto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, 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 “kynnöspelto”, step by step

kynnöspelto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish kynnös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnösland or field to be ploughed or plowed
2Finnishkyntääto plough/plow
3Proto-Finnicküntädäkto plough/plow
4Proto-Finno-Permickünčä-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →