Where does “Borstal” come from?

Borstal (English) comes from Middle English *borstile, from Old English stiġel, from Proto-West Germanic *stigilu — a device used for climbing (over); stile.

Borstal (English): OS grid ref TQ7366

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref TQ7366

Ancestry of “Borstal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English*borstile—
2Old Englishstiġelstile, set of steps for getting over a fence
3Proto-West Germanic*stigilua device used for climbing (over); stile

Words derived from “Borstal”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stigilu →Every word from Old English stiġel →Every word from Middle English *borstile →