Where does “feldspat” come from?
feldspat (German) comes from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
feldspat (German): feldspar
Definitions
- feldspar
Ancestry of “feldspat”, step by step
feldspat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German spät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spät | late |
| 2 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
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 |