Where does “Tweedmouth” come from?
Tweedmouth (English) comes from English mouth, from Middle English mouþ, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Tweedmouth (English): on the south side of the River Tweed near its mouth. It has always been in England, unlike Berwick OS grid ref NT9952
Definitions
- on the south side of the River Tweed near its mouth. It has always been in England, unlike Berwick OS grid ref NT9952
Ancestry of “Tweedmouth”, step by step
Tweedmouth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 3 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English Tweed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tweed | a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England |