English
Lydford
Lydford comes from Old English hlȳd ‘sound, noise, tumult’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlūdijōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlȳd‘sound, noise, tumult’
- EnglishtodayLydford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlūdijōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlȳd‘sound, noise, tumult’
- EnglishtodayLydford
Formed from Lyd + ford
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’
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Proto-Germanic *furduz
Proto-West Germanic *furdu
Old English ford
Middle English fōrd
English ford
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’
listen, client, loud, scout, linn, leer, lithe, shruti, umlaut, 14 more
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5185).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- / Lydford