Where does “Erdgasfeld” come from?
Erdgasfeld (German) comes from German Erdgas, from German ërde, from Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Erdgasfeld (German): natural gas field, gas field
Definitions
- natural gas field, gas field
Ancestry of “Erdgasfeld”, step by step
Erdgasfeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erdgas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erdgas | natural gas |
| 2 | German | ërde | earth |
| 3 | Middle High German | ërde | earth |
| 4 | Old High German | erda | The Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via German feld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feld | field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops |
| 2 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |