Where does “Lilienfeld” come from?
Lilienfeld (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
Lilienfeld (German): lily field
Definitions
- lily field
Ancestry of “Lilienfeld”, step by step
Lilienfeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lilie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lilie | lily, lilium (flower) |
| 2 | Middle High German | lilje | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 6 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 7 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |
via German feld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feld | field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops |
| 2 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |