English
Tenby
Tenby comes from Welsh bychan ‘small’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *biggos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*biggos‘small’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*bɨx‘small’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500bych
- Welshc. 1500–presentbychan‘small’
- Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentdinvariant form of bychan
- EnglishtodayTenby
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*biggos‘small’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*bɨx‘small’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500bych
- Welshc. 1500–presentbychan‘small’
- Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentdinvariant form of bychan
- EnglishtodayTenby
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’
back, bank, beach, bitch, baker, bench, batch, banquet, baxter, banco, bicker, banque, bichon, 8 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰég-ko-s
through Proto-Celtic *biggos ‘small’
Today it means
name A coastal town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1300).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *biggos / Tenby