Etymograph

English

Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth comes from Middle English Sabrigeworth, and goes back to Old English Sabrixteworde.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Sabrixteworde
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sabrigeworth
  3. EnglishtodaySawbridgeworth

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Sabrixteworde
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sabrigeworth
  3. EnglishtodaySawbridgeworth

Today it means

name A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, which borders on Essex (OS grid ref TL4814).

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

Etymograph / Old English Sabrixteworde / Sawbridgeworth