Where does “ヨークシャー人” come from?
ヨークシャー人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ヨークシャー, from English Yorkshire, from English shire, from Middle English schire, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô — to bear, carry.
ヨークシャー人 (Japanese): A person from Yorkshire, England; a Tyke; a...
Definitions
- A person from Yorkshire, England; a Tyke; a...
Ancestry of “ヨークシャー人”, step by step
ヨークシャー人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ヨークシャー
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ヨークシャー | Yorkshire |
| 2 | English | Yorkshire | A Yorkshire pudding |
| 3 | English | shire | Physical area administered by a sheriff; Former... |
| 4 | Middle English | schire | Alternative form of shire; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 6 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |