Etymograph

English

fieldmark

From field + mark.

A compound of field + mark

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’

Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’

Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’

Old English mearc ‘mark’

Middle English mark

English mark

Today it means

noun A key, observable feature that is useful for identification of species in the field.

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

Etymograph / fieldmark