English
Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills comes from Middle English Mendepe.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Mendepeby way of Anglo-Norman *Mendepe
- EnglishtodayMendip Hills
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Mendepeby way of Anglo-Norman *Mendepe
- EnglishtodayMendip Hills
The story
The exact origin is uncertain; possibly a hybrid of Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, (‘mountain’) and Old English yppe, (“upland hill” or “hunting upland”), possibly reconstructed as Old English *myned-yppe.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. Alternatively, a medieval folk form includes Middle English Myne-deepes (‘mine-deeps’). + hills.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it. For a further alternative to the above speculative conjectures, please see a remotely possible comparison in the 'discussion' page.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Every English word from Middle English Mendepe
Today it means
name A geographic area consisting of a mountain range of limestone hills in Somerset, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Mendepe / Mendip Hills