Where does “Ligandenfeldtheorie” come from?

Ligandenfeldtheorie (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.

Ligandenfeldtheorie (German): ligand field theory

Definitions

  1. ligand field theory

Ancestry of “Ligandenfeldtheorie”, step by step

Ligandenfeldtheorie traces back through 3 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 Theorie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTheorietheory

via German ligand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanligandligand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →