Where does “Atterberry” come from?

Atterberry (English) comes from Middle English at, from Middle English heye, from Old French haie, from Medieval Latin haga, from Frankish haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Atterberry”, step by step

Atterberry traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishatat; to
2Middle Englishheyehedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;...
3Old Frenchhaie—
4Medieval Latinhaga—
5Frankishhaggjuhedge
6Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Middle English bery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishberyAlternative form of berye; a burrow

via Middle English þer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþerAlternative form of þeir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →