Etymograph

English

Lisburn

Lisburn comes from Irish lios ‘enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ḷsso-sreconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900les‘the space about a dwelling-house or houses enclosed by a bank or rampart’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentlios‘enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house’
  4. EnglishtodayLisburn

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ḷsso-sreconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900les‘the space about a dwelling-house or houses enclosed by a bank or rampart’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentlios‘enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house’
  4. EnglishtodayLisburn

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘broad, flat’

flat, plane, plate, platinum, plaza, lateral, piazza, plat, plantain, flan, plaice, 15 more

Today it means

name A city and administrative region divided by the River Lagan between County Antrim and County Down, Northern Ireland, with the majority in Antrim (Irish grid ref J 2664).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s / Lisburn

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