veld

Afrikaans

noun
Definitions
  • field, open country
  • patch or grass and/or other small plants
  • veld, the open grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries
  • sports field

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish veld (field) inherited from Middle Dutch velt inherited from Old Dutch feld inherited from Proto-Germanic *felþą (field, plain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pelh₂-

Gloss

flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain

Concept
Semantic Field

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