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Where does “interridge” come from?

interridge (English) comes from English ridge, from Middle English rigge, from Old English hryċġ, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

interridge (English): Between ridges

Definitions

  1. Between ridges

Ancestry of “interridge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishridgeThe back of any animal; especially the upper or...
2Middle Englishrigge—
3Old Englishhryċġridge; back, spine, ridge, elevated surface
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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