English
Privett
Privett may come from Old English *pryfet ‘privet’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*pryfet‘privet’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPrivett
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*pryfet‘privet’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPrivett
The story
Apparently from the unattested Old English word *pryfet (‘privet’). The location is recorded the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Pryfetes flōdan.
Every English word from Old English *pryfet
Today it means
name A village in Froxfield and Privett parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6726).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English *pryfet / Privett