Where does “Sherlock” come from?
Sherlock comes from Old English scir-lock, a compound of scir (shire) and lock (enclosure), originally denoting a lock or fastening associated with a shire or district.
Sherlock (English): To deduce; To search; To obsolete a unique...
Definitions
- To deduce; To search; To obsolete a unique...
Ancestry of “Sherlock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | scir-lock | bright-lock |
Words derived from “Sherlock”