English

Leesport

From the surname Lee + -s- + port.

Formed from Lee + -s- + port

Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz

Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw ‘shelter’

Old English hlēo ‘shelter’

Middle English lee

English Lee

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’

Proto-Indo-European *pértus ‘crossing’

Proto-Italic *portus ‘harbour’

Latin portus ‘harbour, port’

Old English port ‘a port, haven’

English port

Today it means

name A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

Etymograph / Leesport