Etymograph

English

fieldling

From field + -ling.

Formed from field + -ling

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Today it means

noun A dweller or inhabitant of the fields; countryman; farmer.

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

Etymograph / fieldling