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
- A field; The countryside; empty land that...
Ancestry of “feeld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | feld | field |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “feeld”