Where does “feldminte” come from?

feldminte (Old 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.

feldminte (Old English): wild mint

Definitions

  1. wild mint

Ancestry of “feldminte”, step by step

feldminte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feld

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

via Old English minte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmintemint; mint plant
2Proto-Germanicminta—
3Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
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