English
King's Lynn
King's Lynn comes from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn ‘pool, lake’.
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llɨnn‘pool, lake’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayKing's Lynn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llɨnn‘pool, lake’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayKing's Lynn
The story
The name has also been explained as Old English lean (‘tenue’).
Every English word from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn
Today it means
name A market town and port in Norfolk, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn / King's Lynn