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Where does “Feldscherer” come from?

Feldscherer (German) comes from German Feld, 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.

Feldscherer (German): barber surgeon, field surgeon, army surgeon

Definitions

  1. barber surgeon, field surgeon, army surgeon

Ancestry of “Feldscherer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeldfield; field, background; array
2Middle High Germanvelt—
3Old High Germanfeld—
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Feldscherer”

  • feldscher
  • фельдшер
  • Feldscher
  • felcser
  • ფერშალი
  • feldşer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →