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Where does “tilbury” come from?

tilbury (English) comes from English Tilbury, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

tilbury (English): A small open two-wheeled carriage; Sixpence

Definitions

  1. A small open two-wheeled carriage; Sixpence

Ancestry of “tilbury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTilburysurname of the inventor
2Old Englishbyriġ—
3Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
4Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “tilbury”

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