English
Springfield
From spring + field.
Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- ‘to hurry’
…
Proto-Germanic *springaną ‘to burst forth’
Proto-West Germanic *springan ‘to spring’
Old English springan ‘to spring’
Middle English springen
English spring
Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’
Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
Old English feld ‘field’
Middle English feld ‘field’
English field
Today it means
name A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Springfield