Where does “פֿליפֿעלד” come from?
פֿליפֿעלד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿעלד, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German 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.
פֿליפֿעלד (Yiddish): airfield, airport
Definitions
- airfield, airport
Ancestry of “פֿליפֿעלד”, step by step
פֿליפֿעלד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿעלד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿעלד | field |
| 2 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Yiddish פֿליִען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿליִען | to fly; plural of פֿלי |
| 2 | Middle High German | vliegen | to fly |
| 3 | Old High German | fliogan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleugan | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |