English
fieldwalk
From field + walk.
Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’
Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
Old English feld ‘field’
Middle English feld ‘field’
English field
Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll’
Proto-Germanic *walkaną ‘to roll, toss, turn; to walk’
Proto-West Germanic *walkan
Old English wealcan ‘to move around, roll’
Middle English walken ‘to roll, toss; to walk’
English walk
Today it means
noun An archaeological expedition in which a person walks slowly through the target area looking for artifacts or other indicators on the surface.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fieldwalk