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Where does “York” come from?

York derives from Middle English York, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Latin Eboracum, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

York (English): English city

Definitions

  1. English city

Ancestry of “York”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishȜork—
2Old NorseJórk—
3Old NorseJórvík—
4Old EnglishEoforwīċYork
5LatinEborācum—
6Proto-Brythonic*Eβrọg—

Words derived from “York”

  • Yorkville
  • Yorkist
  • Yorkton
  • Yorkish
  • Yorkism
  • Yorkstone
  • York
  • 約克
  • ヨーク
  • Υόρκη
  • Γιορκ
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