Where does “Greenwich” come from?

Greenwich comes from Old English Grēnawīċ, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Greenwich (English): The Greenwich meridian; the prime meridian

Definitions

  1. The Greenwich meridian; the prime meridian

Ancestry of “Greenwich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishGreenwich—
2Old EnglishGrēnawīċ—
3Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
4Germanwitzjoke
5Middle High Germanwitz—
6Old High Germanwizzi—
7Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
8Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
9Proto-Germanic*witaną—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Greenwich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →