English

Feldman

Feldman comes from German Feldmann.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of Feld ‘field’ + Mann ‘man, male human being’

Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- ‘to approach’

Proto-Germanic *felþą

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old High German fëld

Middle High German vëlt

German Feld ‘field’

Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human, human being, person, individual’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person, human, individual’

Old High German man ‘man’

Middle High German man ‘man’

German Mann ‘man, male human being’

Every English word from German Feldmann

name A surname from German of German and Jewish origin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.