English
Swanage
Swanage comes from Middle English Swanwiche.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Swanwiche
- EnglishtodaySwanage
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Swanwiche
- EnglishtodaySwanage
A compound of swan ‘swan’ + wīċ ‘village’
Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound, resound’
Proto-Germanic *swanaz ‘swan’
Proto-West Germanic *swan
Old English swan ‘swan’
Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- ‘village’
Latin vīcus ‘village’
Proto-West Germanic *wīk ‘dwelling, village’
Old English wīċ ‘village’
Every English word from Middle English Swanwiche
Today it means
name A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Swanwiche / Swanage