Where does “Perthshire” come from?
Perthshire is an English place name derived from Perth, which comes from a Gaelic place name of unknown origin and meaning.
Perthshire (English): joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929
Definitions
- joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929
Ancestry of “Perthshire”, step by step
Perthshire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Perth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Perth | A Scottish earldom |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | frìth | deer forest |
| 3 | English | frith | Peace; security; Sanctuary, asylum; To protect;... |
| 4 | English | Firth | OS grid ref HY3514 (approx |
| 5 | Scots | firth | — |
| 6 | Middle English | fyrth | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English shire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shire | Physical area administered by a sheriff; Former... |
| 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 |