English
Hants
Hants comes from Old English Hāntesċire, and goes back to Hāmtūnsċīr.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hāmtūnsċīr
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Hāntesċire
- EnglishtodayHants
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hāmtūnsċīr
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Hāntesċire
- EnglishtodayHants
A compound of Hāmtūn + scir ‘district’
Proto-West Germanic *skīru ‘office, district’
Old English scir ‘district’
Every English word from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Hāmtūnsċīr / Hants