English

Inveresk

From Inver- + Esk.

Formed from Inver- + Esk

Proto-Indo-European *en-do-

Proto-Celtic *endo-ber-o ‘carrying in’

Old Irish *in(d)ber

Scottish Gaelic inbhir ‘river mouth, confluence’

Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk

English Esk

Today it means

name A suburban village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3572)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Inveresk