English
Lanark
Lanark comes from Cumbric *lannerch ‘a glade’.
- Cumbricmodern*lannerch‘a glade’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayLanark
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cumbricmodern*lannerch‘a glade’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayLanark
Every English word from Cumbric *lannerch
Today it means
name A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cumbric *lannerch / Lanark