Where does “Cromartyshire” come from?

Cromartyshire (English) comes from English shire, from Middle English schire, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.

Cromartyshire (English): A former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century

Definitions

  1. A former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century

Ancestry of “Cromartyshire”, step by step

Cromartyshire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshirePhysical area administered by a sheriff; Former...
2Middle EnglishschireAlternative form of shire; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishsċīrbright; shire; county
4Old Englishburnastream
5Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
6Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via English Cromarty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCromartyOS grid ref NH7867
2Scottish Gaeliccrombent, curved, crooked, round; bend, curve; bow,...
3Middle Irishcromm—
4Old Irishcromb—
5Proto-Celtic*krumbosbent, crooked
6Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
7Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥ →