Where does “midfield” come from?
Midfield comes from Middle English midfeld, from Old English midfeld, from Proto-Germanic *midil-felþuz, combining mid- with feld meaning open land.
midfield (English): The middle of the field of play
Definitions
- The middle of the field of play
Ancestry of “midfield”, step by step
| 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 |