Where does “Cornwallis” come from?
Cornwallis (Dutch) comes from English Cornwallis, from Old English Cornwealas, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.
Ancestry of “Cornwallis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cornwallis | for someone with Cornish ancestry |
| 2 | Old English | Cornwealas | Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall |
| 3 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 4 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |