English
Livermere
Livermere comes from Old English lifer ‘liver’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *librō.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*librō‘liver’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*libru‘liver’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lifer‘liver’
- EnglishtodayLivermere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*librō‘liver’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*libru‘liver’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lifer‘liver’
- EnglishtodayLivermere
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *librō
Today it means
name A part of the name of two places in Suffolk, England: Great Livermere or Little Livermere; sometimes used alone referring to either.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *librō / Livermere