Where does “Shaw Bridge” come from?

Shaw Bridge (English) comes from English Bridge, from Middle English brigge, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “Shaw Bridge”, step by step

Shaw Bridge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bridge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBridgeOS grid ref TR1854. Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from
2Middle EnglishbriggeA bridge
3Old Norsebryggjapier, gangway
4Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via English Shaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShawfor someone who lived by a small wood or copse
2Old Englishsceagacopse, thicket
3Proto-West Germanicskagō—
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
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