Where does “Bakerloo” come from?
Bakerloo (English) comes from English Waterloo, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.
Bakerloo (English): The Bakerloo Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
Definitions
- The Bakerloo Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
Ancestry of “Bakerloo”, step by step
Bakerloo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Waterloo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Waterloo | "Often in the term" meet one's Waterloo: a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāter | water |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English Baker Street
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Baker Street | A street in the City of Westminster, London; the fictional home of Sherlock Holmes was at number 221B |