Where does “oljefält” come from?

oljefält (Swedish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

oljefält (Swedish): oil field

Definitions

  1. oil field

Ancestry of “oljefält”, step by step

oljefält traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fält

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfälta field, a area, an open space in a landscape; a...
2Old Swedishfält
3Middle Low Germanvelt
4Old Saxonfeld
5Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
6Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Swedish olja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholjaoil; to oil
2Middle Low Germanolie
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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