English
Readville
From the surname Read + -ville, after James Read.
Formed from Read + -ville
Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- ‘to think, arrange’
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Proto-Germanic *rēdaną ‘advise’
Proto-West Germanic *rādan ‘to advise’
Old English rǣdan ‘to counsel’
Middle English reden ‘to counsel’
English Read
Today it means
name A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Readville