Where does “Kersey” come from?

Kersey (English) comes from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Kersey (English): OS grid ref TL999904

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Kersey”, step by step

Kersey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īeġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīeġisland
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Middle English kersey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkerseykersey
2Old Englishcærsecress, watercress
3Proto-West Germanic*krassjōcress
4Proto-Germanickrasjô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangras-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →
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