Etymograph

English

Highveld

From high + veld, after Afrikaans hoëveld.

A compound of high + veld

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Afrikaans veld ‘a field, open country’

English veld

Today it means

name The inland plateau of South Africa and neighbouring countries, containing greater Johannesburg.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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