English

greyfield

Compound of grey + field, referencing the colour of concrete.

A compound of grey + field

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāu ‘grey’

Old English grēġ ‘grey’

Middle English grey ‘grey’

English grey

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Today it means

noun An area of commercial or industrial development which has become underused or abandoned.

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

Etymograph / greyfield