Etymograph

English

grassfield

From grass + field.

A compound of grass + field

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

Proto-Germanic *grasą

Proto-West Germanic *gras

Old English græs

Middle English gras ‘a grass’

English grass

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Today it means

noun A field covered by grass or grasses.

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

Etymograph / grassfield