English
Keyworth
Keyworth may come from Old English cā ‘jackdaw’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cā‘jackdaw’uncertain
- EnglishtodayKeyworth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cā‘jackdaw’uncertain
- EnglishtodayKeyworth
A compound of cā ‘jackdaw’ + worþ ‘enclosure’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- ‘to raise’
Proto-Germanic *wurþiz ‘elevation, mound’
Old English worþ ‘enclosure’
Every English word from Old English cā
Today it means
name A large village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6131).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English cā / Keyworth