Where does “pelto” come from?

pelto (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pelto (Proto-Finnic): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “pelto”, step by step

pelto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic felþuz

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

via Proto-Germanic felþą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelþąfield, plain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelth₂-field, plain

via Proto-Germanic felþo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelþo-—

Words derived from “pelto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →