Etymograph

English

Pennfield

Derived from a compound of Penn (“a surname”) + field.

A compound of Penn ‘a surname’ + field

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

The story

The parish was named after William Penn (1644 - 1718) by Quaker loyalists.

Today it means

name A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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

Etymograph / Pennfield