Where does “bergfield” come from?
bergfield (English) comes from English Berg, from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.
bergfield (English): An expanse of ice covered with icebergs
Definitions
- An expanse of ice covered with icebergs
Ancestry of “bergfield”, step by step
bergfield traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Berg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Berg | A place name, notably of |
| 2 | English | iceberg | The seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of... |
| 3 | Dutch | ijsberg | iceberg |
| 4 | Dutch | ijs | ice frozen liquid, notably water |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ijs | ice |
| 6 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via English field
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | field | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;... |
| 2 | Middle English | feeld | A field; The countryside; empty land that... |
| 3 | Old English | feld | field |
| 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 |