Etymograph

English

Witherspoon

Witherspoon may come from Middle English wether ‘ram’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wether‘ram’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2023Witherspoon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wether‘ram’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2023Witherspoon

Earliest quotation: 2023, Erin Griffith, How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality: “During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese…”

Linked words

through Middle English wether ‘ram’

wether, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from Middle English.

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

Etymograph / Middle English wether / Witherspoon