Where does “Wychavon” come from?

Wychavon (English) comes from English Avon, from Proto-Brythonic aβon, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Wychavon (English): comprising the towns of Droitwich, Evesham, and Pershore and surrounding rural areas

Definitions

  1. comprising the towns of Droitwich, Evesham, and Pershore and surrounding rural areas

Ancestry of “Wychavon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAvonriver; county
2Proto-Brythonicaβonriver
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Proto-Brythonic aβon →
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