Where does “Feldversuch” come from?

Feldversuch (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.

Feldversuch (German): field trial, test run

Definitions

  1. field trial, test run

Ancestry of “Feldversuch”, step by step

Feldversuch 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 Versuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersuchattempt; experiment; test, trial; try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-