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Where does “Brigstow” come from?

Brigstow (Middle English) comes from Old English Bryċġstōw, from Old English stōw, from Proto-West Germanic *stōu, from Proto-Germanic *stōō, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “Brigstow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBryċġstōw—
2Old Englishstōwplace, locality, site; place, location; a place,...
3Proto-West Germanic*stōu—
4Proto-Germanic*stōō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂w-to set, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Brigstow”

  • Bristol
  • Bristolian
  • Bristol
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