Etymograph

English

Reading

Reading comes from Old English Rēadingas.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Rēadingas
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2018Reading

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Rēadingas
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2018Reading

Earliest quotation: 2018, Sam Janesch: “His district — which covers all but seven eastern…”

The story

Not related to reading.

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English Rēadingas / Reading