Where does “שלאַכטפֿעלד” come from?

שלאַכטפֿעלד (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.

שלאַכטפֿעלד (Yiddish): battlefield

Definitions

  1. battlefield

Ancestry of “שלאַכטפֿעלד”, step by step

שלאַכטפֿעלד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿעלד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿעלדfield
2Middle High Germanvëlt—
3Old High Germanfeld—
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Yiddish שלאַכט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלאַכטbattle
2Middle High Germanslaht—
3Old High Germanslahta—
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →