Where does “feld” come from?

feld (German) comes 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.

feld (German): field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops

Definitions

  1. field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops

Ancestry of “feld”, step by step

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

Words derived from “feld”

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