English
Maxey
Maxey comes from Old English īeġ ‘island’, from Proto-West Germanic *auwju ‘floodplain, meadow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ekʷeh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ahwō‘river’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*awjō‘floodplain’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*auwju‘floodplain, meadow’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150īeġas eġ‘island’
- EnglishtodayMaxey
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ekʷeh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ahwō‘river’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*awjō‘floodplain’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*auwju‘floodplain, meadow’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150īeġas eġ‘island’
- EnglishtodayMaxey
The story
Ekwall (1960) refers the first element to Old Irish Maccus, a Norse-Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Magnus.
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *ahwō ‘river’
through Proto-Germanic *awjō ‘floodplain’
through Proto-West Germanic *auwju ‘floodplain, meadow’
through Old English īeġ ‘island’
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF125085).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ / Maxey