Where does “centerfielder” come from?
centerfielder (English) comes from English centerfield, from English field, from Middle English feeld, 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.
centerfielder (English): A player in the centerfield position
Definitions
- A player in the centerfield position
Ancestry of “centerfielder”, step by step
centerfielder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English centerfield
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centerfield | The central part of the outfield |
| 2 | English | field | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;... |
| 3 | Middle English | feeld | A field; The countryside; empty land that... |
| 4 | Old English | feld | field |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |