Where does “feeld” come from?

feeld (Middle English) comes 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.

feeld (Middle English): A field; The countryside; empty land that...

Definitions

  1. A field; The countryside; empty land that...

Ancestry of “feeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeldfield
2Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “feeld”

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