
English word field comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) feld (Field.)
*pleth₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*fulþuz (Proto-Germanic)
feld (Old English)
Field.
feld (Middle English)
field (English)
(baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.. (transitive) To answer; to address.. (transitive) To defeat.. (transitive) To execute research (in the field).. (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.. (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.. (transitive, sports) To place a team [...]