Etymograph

English

Upminster

Upminster comes from Old English upp ‘up’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up, upwards’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*upp‘up, upwards’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame formreconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150upp‘up’
  4. EnglishtodayUpminster

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*upp‘up, upwards’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame formreconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150upp‘up’
  4. EnglishtodayUpminster

first attested First recorded in 1062 as Upmynstre, and recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Upmunstra (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First recorded in 1062 as Upmynstre, and recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Upmunstra. Formed from Old English upp and mynster, meaning "the large church on high ground".

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up, upwards’

opening, upwards, ope, 2 more

through Proto-West Germanic *upp

upward, 1 more

through Old English upp ‘up’

up, upper

Today it means

name A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5686).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *upp / Upminster

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