English
Norwood
From north + wood.
Proto-Indo-European *nér ‘below (the surface)’
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Proto-Germanic *nurþrą ‘north’
Proto-West Germanic *norþr ‘northern’
Old English norþ
Middle English north ‘north’
English north
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- ‘to separate’
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Proto-West Germanic *widu ‘forest’
Old English widu
Old English wudu ‘wood’
Middle English wode ‘wood’
English wood
Today it means
name A habitational surname from toponymy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Norwood