English
Perth
Perth comes from Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ ‘wood, grove’.
- Pictishmodern*ᚚᚓᚏᚈpert‘wood, grove’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayPerth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Pictishmodern*ᚚᚓᚏᚈpert‘wood, grove’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayPerth
The story
From Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (‘oak’).
Every English word from Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ
Today it means
name A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ / Perth