Where does “fält” come from?

fält (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fält, from Middle Low German velt, from Old Saxon 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.

fält (Swedish): a field, a area, an open space in a landscape; a...

Definitions

  1. a field, a area, an open space in a landscape; a...

Ancestry of “fält”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfält—
2Middle Low Germanvelt—
3Old Saxonfeld—
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fält”

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