English
Wensley
Wensley comes from Middle English Wednesleȝ, and goes back to Old English Wōdnes lēah.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Wōdnes lēahliterally ‘Woden’s meadow’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Wednesleȝ
- EnglishtodayWensley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Wōdnes lēahliterally ‘Woden’s meadow’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Wednesleȝ
- EnglishtodayWensley
Formed from Woden + -leigh ‘lea’
Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- ‘excited, inspired’
Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz
Old English Wōden
English Woden
Every English word from Old English Wōdnes lēah
Today it means
name A hamlet in South Darley parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2661).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Wōdnes lēah / Wensley