Where does “Gleawceasterscir” come from?

Gleawceasterscir (Old English) comes from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Gleawceasterscir (Old English): Gloucestershire

Definitions

  1. Gloucestershire

Ancestry of “Gleawceasterscir”, step by step

Gleawceasterscir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċīrbright; shire; county
2Old Englishburnastream
3Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
4Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English Glēawċeaster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishGlēawċeasterGloucester
2Old Englishċeastercity, town; settlement
3Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
4Proto-Italickastromknife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥