English

Swafield

Swafield comes from Old English *Swæþfeld.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of swæþ ‘track’ + feld ‘field’

Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- ‘to bend, turn, swing’

Proto-Germanic *swaþō

Proto-West Germanic *swaþ

Old English swæþ ‘track’

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’

Proto-Indo-European *pelth₂- ‘field, plain’

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field, plain’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Suafelda.

Every English word from Old English *Swæþfeld

name A village and civil parish (served by Swafield and Bradfield Parish Council) in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2832).

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