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-.
Ancestry of “Yardley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġerd | branch, twig, stick |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gaʀdi | rod |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gazdijō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gazdaz | goad; spike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰazdʰ- | — |
Words derived from “Yardley”