Where does “Bradfield” come from?

Bradfield (English) comes from Old English 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.

Bradfield (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Bradfield”, step by step

Bradfield traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeldfield
2Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old English brād

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrādbroad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...
2Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “Bradfield”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →