English
Gauxholme
Gauxholme comes from Old Norse gaukr ‘cuckoo’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰegʰuǵʰ-‘cuckoo’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰegʰuǵʰosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gaukaz‘cuckoo’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350gaukr‘cuckoo’
- EnglishtodayGauxholme
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰegʰuǵʰ-‘cuckoo’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰegʰuǵʰosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gaukaz‘cuckoo’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350gaukr‘cuckoo’
- EnglishtodayGauxholme
Linked words
through Old Norse gaukr ‘cuckoo’
Today it means
name A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9323).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ- / Gauxholme