English
Ravenscar
Ravenscar comes from Old Norse hrafn ‘raven’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hrabnaz‘raven’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CEharabanaztransliteratedrunes ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ‘raven’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hrafn‘raven’
- EnglishtodayRavenscar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hrabnaz‘raven’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CEharabanaztransliteratedrunes ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ‘raven’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hrafn‘raven’
- EnglishtodayRavenscar
The story
Recorded as Rauenesere 1312, from Old Norse hrafn + sker, so Peak must have been a later renaming. The computing term was derived from the name of the village, the location of the 8th International Real-Time Ada Workshop (IRTAW 8).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-
crown, coronation, coroner, corona, tosh, coronet, krona, corniche, 11 more
Today it means
name A coastal village in Staintondale parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district, renamed from Peak in the early 20th century (OS grid ref NZ9801).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- / Ravenscar