Where does “Feld” come from?

Feld (German) comes from Middle High German velt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Feld (German): field; field, background; array

Definitions

  1. field; field, background; array

Ancestry of “Feld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvelt
2Old High Germanfeld
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Feld

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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