English
Wilberforce
Wilberforce comes from Old English Wilburg, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *Willjōburg.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Willjōburgreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Wilburg
- EnglishtodayWilberforce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Willjōburgreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Wilburg
- EnglishtodayWilberforce
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *Willjōburg
Today it means
name An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *Willjōburg / Wilberforce