Where does “fetfebel'” come from?
fetfebel' (Ludian) comes from Russian фельдфебель, from German Feldwebel, from German feldweibel, from German feld, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
fetfebel' (Ludian): feldwebel
Definitions
- feldwebel
Ancestry of “fetfebel'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фельдфебель | feldwebel |
| 2 | German | Feldwebel | sergeant |
| 3 | German | feldweibel | — |
| 4 | German | feld | field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops |
| 5 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |