English

maizefield

From maize + field.

A compound of maize + field

Proto-Arawak *marikɨ

Taíno *mahis

Spanish maíz ‘corn, maize’

English maize

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 in which maize is grown.

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

Etymograph / maizefield