English
Devon
Devon comes from Old English Defenas.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Defenas
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Devon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Defenas
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Devon
Earliest quotation: 2013, Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies: “Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the…”
Every English word from Old English Defenas
Today it means
name A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Defenas / Devon