Etymograph

English

Lowveld

From low + veld.

Formed from low + veld

Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’

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Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’

Proto-Germanic *lēgaz ‘low’

Old Norse lágr

Middle English lāh

English low

Afrikaans veld ‘a field, open country’

English veld

Today it means

name The parts of South Africa's inland plateau that are lower in elevation than the Highveld.

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

Etymograph / Lowveld