Where does “Aberdeenshire” come from?
Aberdeenshire is an English place name derived from Aberdeen, itself from Scots and Scottish Gaelic Obar Dhèidh, meaning "mouth of the Dee River."
Aberdeenshire (English): Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in...
Ancestry of “Aberdeenshire”, step by step
Aberdeenshire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shire | Physical area administered by a sheriff; Former... |
| 2 | Middle English | schire | Alternative form of shire; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 4 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English Aberdeen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aberdeen | A wide evenly curved fishhook; Alternative form... |