Where does “Gosnold” come from?

Gosnold (English) comes from Middle English wold, from Old English weald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Gosnold (English): coextensive with the Elizabeth Islands; named after English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold

Definitions

  1. coextensive with the Elizabeth Islands; named after English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold

Ancestry of “Gosnold”, step by step

Gosnold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English wold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwoldAlternative spelling of wolde; plain
2Old Englishwealdforest; power; authority
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Old English gōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgōsgoose
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →