English

Teviotdale

From Teviot + dale.

Formed from Teviot + dale

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’

Proto-Celtic *abū ‘river’

Old Irish aub ‘river’

Scottish Gaelic abhainn ‘river, stream’

Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley’

Proto-West Germanic *dal ‘valley’

Old English dæl ‘valley’

Middle English dale ‘a dale or valley’

English dale

Today it means

name The valley of the River Teviot in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, in which the town of Hawick is located.

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

Etymograph / Teviotdale