Where does “Romney” come from?

Romney (English) comes from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Romney (English): One of a particular English breed of small sheep...

Definitions

  1. One of a particular English breed of small sheep...

Ancestry of “Romney”, step by step

Romney traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrumenthroat, gullet
2Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Old English ēa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
2Proto-West Germanicahuriver
3Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Romney”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →