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Where does “ケンブリッジ” come from?

ケンブリッジ (Japanese) comes from English Cambridge, from Middle English Cantebrigge, from Old English Grantanbryċġ — Granta-bridge.

Ancestry of “ケンブリッジ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCambridge—
2Middle EnglishCantebrigge—
3Old EnglishGrantanbryċġGranta-bridge
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