Where does “peldo” come from?

peldo (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

peldo (Karelian): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “peldo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpeltofield
2Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →