Where does “skytefelt” come from?

skytefelt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål felt, from German feld, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German 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.

skytefelt (Norwegian Bokmål): firing range, artillery range

Definitions

  1. firing range, artillery range

Ancestry of “skytefelt”, step by step

skytefelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål felt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfeltfield; past participle of felle
2Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
3Middle High Germanvëlt—
4Old High Germanfeld—
5Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
6Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål skyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskyteto shoot
2Danishskydeto shoot; to push, to shove
3Old Danishskiutæ—
4Old Norseskjótato shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →