Where does “alderwood” come from?
alderwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
alderwood (English): A wood largely populated with alder trees; The...
Definitions
- A wood largely populated with alder trees; The...
Ancestry of “alderwood”, step by step
alderwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English Alder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alder | for someone who lived by alder trees |
| 2 | English | Alderman | A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town |
| 3 | Middle English | alderman | A high official or dignitary; a leader |
| 4 | Old English | ealdorman | an elderman; senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of... |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |