English
fieldy
Fieldy comes from Middle English feldy ‘Flat and open’, from feld ‘field’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleth₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelth₂-‘field, plain’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*felþuz‘field, plain’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*felþu‘field’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feld‘field’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘field’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500feldy‘Flat and open’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013fieldy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleth₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelth₂-‘field, plain’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*felþuz‘field, plain’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*felþu‘field’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feld‘field’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘field’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500feldy‘Flat and open’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013fieldy
Earliest quotation: 2013, Candy Harper: “There was a fieldy bit with some trees and…”
Formed from field + -y
Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’
Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
Old English feld ‘field’
Middle English feld ‘field’
English field
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’
flat, plane, plate, platinum, plaza, lateral, piazza, plat, plantain, flan, plaice, 14 more
through Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
Today it means
adj Open, like a field; widespread.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- / fieldy