Where does “Yardley” come from?

Yardley is an English place name derived from Old English leah, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, ultimately from the root lewk-.

Yardley (English): OS grid ref SP124538

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SP124538

Ancestry of “Yardley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġerdbranch, twig, stick
2Proto-West Germanicgaʀdirod
3Proto-Germanicgazdijō—
4Proto-Germanicgazdazgoad; spike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰazdʰ-—

Words derived from “Yardley”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdijō →