Where does “field” come from?
Field comes from Middle English feld, from Old English feld, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, which derives from the Proto-Indo-European root pelh₂- meaning to spread or unfold.
field (English): A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;...
Definitions
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;...
Ancestry of “field”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | feeld | A field; The countryside; empty land that... |
| 2 | Old English | feld | field |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “field”