English
Staffordshire
Staffordshire comes from Middle English Staffordschire, and goes back to Old English Stæffordsċīr.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Stæffordsċīrnext step skipped: Middle English late
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Staffordschire
- EnglishtodayStaffordshire
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Stæffordsċīrnext step skipped: Middle English late
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Staffordschire
- EnglishtodayStaffordshire
Every English word from Old English Stæffordsċīr
Today it means
name A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Stæffordsċīr / Staffordshire