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Where does “Bristol” come from?

Bristol comes from Old English Bryċġstōw, a compound of Old English bryċġ meaning "bridge" and stōw meaning "place."

Bristol (English): Synonym of Bristol board; A shot that moves a...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Bristol board; A shot that moves a...

Ancestry of “Bristol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishBrigstow—
2Old EnglishBryċġstōw—
3Old Englishstōwplace, locality, site; place, location; a place,...
4Proto-West Germanic*stōu—
5Proto-Germanic*stōō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂w-to set, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Bristol”

  • Bristolian
  • Bristol
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