English
Oswestry
Oswestry comes from Old English trēow.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150trēow
- EnglishtodayOswestry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150trēow
- EnglishtodayOswestry
The story
Recorded as Oswaldestroe in 1191, a tree of a man called Oswald; from Old English trēow.
Every English word from Old English trēow
Today it means
name A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2929).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English trēow / Oswestry