Etymology

downfield

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Today it means: Towards the lower part of a field. Full definition →

English field ← Middle English feld ← Old English feld
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The story

  1. Englishdown-
  2. Proto-Germanic*felþuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*felþu
  4. Old Englishfeld
  5. Middle Englishfeld
  6. Englishfield
  7. English todaydownfield

From down- + field.

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