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Where does “Mittelfeld” come from?

Mittelfeld (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.

Mittelfeld (German): midfield; the middle, the mediocre area of a...

Definitions

  1. midfield; the middle, the mediocre area of a...

Ancestry of “Mittelfeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeld—
2Middle High Germanvëlt—
3Old High Germanfeld—
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Mittelfeld”

  • Mittelfeldspielerin
  • Mittelfeldspieler
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