English
Rochester
Rochester comes from Middle English Rovescester, and goes back to Old English Hrofesċeaster.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hrofesċeasterliterally ‘Hrofi's fortified camp’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Rovescester
- EnglishtodayRochester
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hrofesċeasterliterally ‘Hrofi's fortified camp’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Rovescester
- EnglishtodayRochester
The story
From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).
Every English word from Old English Hrofesċeaster
Today it means
name A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Hrofesċeaster / Rochester