English
Ongar
Ongar comes from Old English wong ‘plain, field’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wong‘plain, field’
- EnglishtodayOngar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wong‘plain, field’
- EnglishtodayOngar
The story
Said to be a derivative of Old English wong (‘plain, field’), in the sense of "meadow".
Every English word from Old English wong
Today it means
name A civil parish and post town with a town council in Epping Forest district, Essex, England, the parish includes Chipping Ongar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English wong / Ongar