veld

English

/vɛlt/

noun
Definitions
  • The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld (field, veld) derived from Dutch, Flemish veld (field) derived from Proto-Germanic *fulþuz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fulþuz

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