Where does “Pankhurst” come from?
Pankhurst (English) comes from Old English hyrst, from Proto-West Germanic hursti, from Proto-Germanic hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥st-i-s.
Ancestry of “Pankhurst”, step by step
Pankhurst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hyrst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hyrst | hurst, hillock, eminence, height, wood, wooded... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hursti | thicket, wood, grove; nest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurstiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥st-i-s | — |
via Old English pinca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | pinca | peak |