Where does “Berwyn” come from?
Berwyn (English) comes from Welsh Berwyn, from Welsh bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.
Berwyn (English): OS grid ref SJ1943
Definitions
- OS grid ref SJ1943
Ancestry of “Berwyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | Berwyn | — |
| 2 | Welsh | bar | bar, drinking establishment |
| 3 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |