English

Rockledge

From rock + ledge.

Formed from rock + ledge

Old English *rocc

Middle English rocke ‘rock formation’

English rock

Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie, recline’

Proto-Germanic *lagjō ‘layer, stratum’

Proto-West Germanic *laggju ‘layer, strip, ledge, rung, bar’

Old English leċġ ‘bar, crossbeam’

Middle English legge

English ledge

Today it means

name A place in the United States: A city in Brevard County, Florida.

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

Etymograph / Rockledge