Where does “Lancashire” come from?
Lancashire derives from Middle English Lancastreshire, which combines Middle English Lancaster, a place name from Proto-Germanic skīriz meaning "bright" or "clear," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and sek-.
Lancashire (English): A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England
Definitions
- A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England
Ancestry of “Lancashire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | Lancastreschire | — |
| 2 | Middle English | schire | Alternative form of shire; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 4 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “Lancashire”