Etymology

upfield

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

English field ← Middle English feld ← Old English feld
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upfield · adjective, adverb1

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

From up- + field.

Upfield · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromupp“up”
  2. English todayUpfield

From Old English upp (“up”) + feld (“field”), a toponymic surname for someone who lived at the upper field.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishupp all →

UptonUpminsterUpchurchUphamUpshawUpcott

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