Where does “Feldschlacht” come from?

Feldschlacht (German) comes from German feld, from Middle High German vëlt, 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.

Feldschlacht (German): pitched battle

Definitions

  1. pitched battle

Ancestry of “Feldschlacht”, step by step

Feldschlacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
2Middle High Germanvëlt—
3Old High Germanfeld—
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German Schlacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlachtbattle
2Middle High Germanslaht—
3Old High Germanslahta—
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “Feldschlacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →