Etymograph

English

Storrs

Storrs comes from Old Norse storð ‘brushwood’.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350storð‘brushwood’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500storth
  3. EnglishtodayStorrs

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350storð‘brushwood’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500storth
  3. EnglishtodayStorrs

The story

English surname, from several places in England derived from Middle English storth, from Old Norse storð (‘brushwood’).

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Old Norse storð / Storrs