Where does “field” come from?

field (Middle English) comes 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.

field (Middle English): Alternative form of feeld

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feeld

Ancestry of “field”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfeeldA field; The countryside; empty land that...
2Old Englishfeldfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →