Where does “Feldmesser” come from?
Feldmesser (German) comes from German messer, from German messen, from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Feldmesser (German): land surveyor
Definitions
- land surveyor
Ancestry of “Feldmesser”, step by step
Feldmesser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German messer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | messer | knife |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
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 |