Etymograph

English

Lewes

Lewes comes from Middle English Lewes, and goes back to Old English Lewes.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Lewes
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Lewes
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  3. Englishtodaysame form

The story

From Middle English Lewes, from late Old English Lewes, a variant of earlier Lǣwe, of uncertain origin.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. Traditionally derived from Old English hlǣw (‘hill’), referring to the several mounts in Lewes. Alternatively, perhaps derived from Old English lǣw (‘cut, incision, gash’), referring to the narrow, steep-sided 'gash' where the River Ouse cuts through the line of the South Downs.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.

Every English word from Old English Lewes

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Old English Lewes / Lewes

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