English

fieldsman

From field + -s- + man.

Formed from field + -s- + man

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Today it means

noun fielder

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

Etymograph / fieldsman