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Where does “feld” come from?

feld (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic felþą, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “feld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelþąfield, plain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “feld”

  • Roosevelt
  • veld
  • Rooseveltian
  • bushveld
  • backveld
  • thornveld
  • backvelder
  • veldfire
  • tetrarooseveltite
  • rooseveltite
  • middenvelder
  • grasveld
  • veldheer
  • veldwerk
  • bloembollenveld
  • veldofficier
  • kroonveldheer
  • slagveld
  • gasveld
  • olieveld
  • stralingsveld
  • veldkijker
  • veldslag
  • aandachtsveld
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