Where does “mittfältare” come from?
mittfältare (Swedish) comes from Swedish mittfält, from Swedish fält, 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- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
mittfältare (Swedish): midfielder
Definitions
- midfielder
Ancestry of “mittfältare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mittfält | midfield |
| 2 | Swedish | fält | a field, a area, an open space in a landscape; a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fält | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | velt | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | feld | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |