Etymograph

English

Winterborne Stickland

Winterborne Stickland comes from Old English sticol ‘steep’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150sticol‘steep’
  2. EnglishtodayWinterborne Stickland

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150sticol‘steep’
  2. EnglishtodayWinterborne Stickland

The story

Winterborne is a variant of Winterbourne, Stickland comes from Old English sticol (‘steep’); a number of villages and parishes in Dorset have Winterborne in their name.

Every English word from Old English sticol

Today it means

name A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8304).

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

Etymograph / Old English sticol / Winterborne Stickland

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