English
Rother
Rother may come from Middle English Roder.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Roderuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Rother
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Roderuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Rother
Earliest quotation: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd: “Burwash, spread along a ridge between the rivers Rother…”
A compound of *ro + *duβr
The story
Replaced Middle English Liminel, which is cognate with River Limden.
Every English word from Middle English Roder
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Roder / Rother