Where does “Feldspat” come from?

Feldspat (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.

Feldspat (German): feldspar

Definitions

  1. feldspar

Ancestry of “Feldspat”, step by step

Feldspat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeldfield; field, background; array
2Middle High Germanvelt—
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 Spat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpatspar; parallelepiped
2Middle High Germanspät—

Words derived from “Feldspat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →