English
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire comes from Middle English Hertfordschire, and goes back to Old English Heortfordsċīr.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Heortfordsċīr
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Hertfordschire
- EnglishtodayHertfordshire
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Heortfordsċīr
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Hertfordschire
- EnglishtodayHertfordshire
Every English word from Old English Heortfordsċīr
Today it means
name An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Heortfordsċīr / Hertfordshire