Where does “Lyndhurst” come from?

Lyndhurst (English) comes from Old English lind, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Lyndhurst (English): OS grid ref SU2908

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SU2908

Ancestry of “Lyndhurst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlindlime, linden; shield
2Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
3Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →
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