Where does “Creswell” come from?

Creswell (English) comes from Old English cærse, from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō, from Proto-Germanic krasjô, from Proto-Indo-European gras-.

Creswell (English): OS grid ref SK5274

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SK5274

Ancestry of “Creswell”, step by step

Creswell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cærse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcærsecress, watercress
2Proto-West Germanic*krassjōcress
3Proto-Germanickrasjô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangras-—

via Old English welle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwelle—

Words derived from “Creswell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gras- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krasjô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō →