Feld-Wald-und-Wiesen-

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Feld (“field”), Wald (“forest”), and Wiese (“meadow”), that is, the habitat of most Central European animals and plants. Compare English garden variety, common-or-garden and Dutch huis-tuin-en-keuken-.

Prefix

Feld-Wald-und-Wiesen-

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) common-or-garden; everyday, ordinary
    Synonym: 08/15
    Das kannst du mit deiner Feld-Wald-und-Wiesen-Säge nicht machen. Da brauchst du ein Spezialgerät.
    You can't get this done with your everyday saw. You'll need a special machine.
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