English
Looe
Looe comes from Cornish Logh ‘inlet’.
- CornishmodernLogh‘inlet’
- EnglishtodayLooe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- CornishmodernLogh‘inlet’
- EnglishtodayLooe
Every English word from Cornish Logh
Today it means
name A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cornish Logh / Looe