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Where does “Jarrow” come from?

Jarrow comes from Middle English Jarwe, from Old English in Ġyrwum, from Old English ġyru, from Proto-Germanic gurwijō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- meaning to grasp or enclose.

Ancestry of “Jarrow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishJarwe—
2Old EnglishGyrwum—
3Old Englishġyrumud; marsh
4Proto-Germanicgurwijōmud
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “Jarrow”

  • Jarra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →