Where does “Weizenfeld” come from?
Weizenfeld (German) comes from German Weizen, from Middle High German weize, from Old High German weizi, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
Weizenfeld (German): wheatfield
Definitions
- wheatfield
Ancestry of “Weizenfeld”, step by step
Weizenfeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weizen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weizen | wheat; Clipping of Weizenbier |
| 2 | Middle High German | weize | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weizi | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
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 |