English
Richmond
Richmond comes from Middle English Rychemund.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Rychemund
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1593Richmond
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Rychemund
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1593Richmond
Earliest quotation: c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]: “Be cheerful, Richmond; for the wronged souls Of butcher'd…”
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
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Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz ‘kingly’
Proto-West Germanic *rīkī ‘powerful’
Old English rīċe ‘powerful’
Middle English riche ‘strong’
English rich
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ ‘the beckoning one’
Proto-Germanic *mundō ‘hand’
Proto-West Germanic *mundu ‘hand’
Old English mund ‘hand, hand of protection, protector,…’
Middle English mound ‘protection, boundary, raised earthen rampart’
English mound
Every English word from Middle English Rychemund
Today it means
name A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia): A town in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Rychemund / Richmond