Afield
/əˈfiːld/noun
Away from home or the usual place; in or into the field.
Did you know?Afield is built from the old English preposition a- (“on, in”) plus field, and that same a- is an ancient relic of a much older prefix that once powered everyday speech.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
on feld
“in the field; out in the open land”
Middle English
ME
afeld
“in the field, away from the house or settlement”
14th Century
English
a field
“in the field; abroad or outdoors”
Modern English
English
afield
“away from home or the usual place; into the field”