Where does “querfeldein” come from?

querfeldein (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.

querfeldein (German): cross-country, across the countryside, across fields

Definitions

  1. cross-country, across the countryside, across fields

Ancestry of “querfeldein”, step by step

querfeldein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
2Middle High Germanvëlt—
3Old High Germanfeld—
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →