Where does “Roxburgh” come from?

Roxburgh (English) comes from Old English hrōc, from Frankish hrōk, from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Roxburgh (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Roxburgh”, step by step

Roxburgh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hrōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrōcrook
2Frankishhrōkrook
3Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Old English burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Roxburgh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →