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Where does “New York” come from?

New York (Dutch) comes from English New York, from English York, from Middle English Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg.

Ancestry of “New York”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNew York—
2EnglishYorkEnglish city
3Middle EnglishȜork—
4Old NorseJórk—
5Old NorseJórvík—
6Old EnglishEoforwīċYork
7LatinEborācum—
8Proto-Brythonic*Eβrọg—
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