English

heightfield

From height + field.

A compound of height + field

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

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Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō

Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu

Old English hīehþu ‘highness’

Middle English heighte

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Today it means

noun heightmap

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

Etymograph / heightfield