English
Weybridge
From Wey (“river”) + bridge.
A compound of Wey ‘river’ + bridge
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to move, bring, transport’
Proto-Germanic *wēgō ‘scales’
Proto-West Germanic *wāgu ‘scales’
Old English wǣġ ‘a weight’
Middle English weie
English Wey
Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ ‘bridge’
Proto-West Germanic *bruggju ‘bridge’
Old English brycġ ‘bridge’
Middle English brigge ‘a bridge’
English bridge
Today it means
name A town in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0764).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Weybridge