English
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A proprialization of green + field; compare greenfield.
A compound of green + field
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
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Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’
Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
Old English feld ‘field’
Middle English feld ‘field’
English field
The story
A proprialization of green + field; compare greenfield.
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greenfield
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