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Where does “Cantwara burg” come from?

Cantwara burg (Old English) comes from Old English Cantware, from Old English -ware, from Proto-West Germanic *-wari, from Proto-Germanic warjaz, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Cantwara burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishCantwareKent
2Old English-waresuffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a...
3Proto-West Germanic*-wari—
4Proto-Germanicwarjazdefender; inhabitant; citizen
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Cantwara burg”

  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury
  • Caunterbury
  • Cantwara byriġ
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