Etymograph

English

Mawdesley

Mawdesley comes from Middle English leye ‘meadow’, from Old English lēah ‘clearing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lówk-o-s.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówk-o-sreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lauhaz‘clearing’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lauh‘clearing’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150lēah‘clearing’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leyeas ley‘meadow’
  6. EnglishtodayMawdesley

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówk-o-sreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lauhaz‘clearing’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lauh‘clearing’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150lēah‘clearing’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leyeas ley‘meadow’
  6. EnglishtodayMawdesley

Linked words

through Old English lēah ‘clearing’

leigh, lea, lye

Today it means

name A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lówk-o-s / Mawdesley

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