Where does “feldo” come from?

feldo (Ido) comes from English field, from Middle English feeld, from Old English 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.

feldo (Ido): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “feldo”, step by step

feldo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English field

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfieldA land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;...
2Middle EnglishfeeldA field; The countryside; empty land that...
3Old Englishfeldfield
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 feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
2Middle High Germanvëlt
3Old High Germanfeld
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz