English
Woodhouse Eaves
Woodhouse Eaves comes from Old English efes ‘eaves’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *ubiswō.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ubiswō‘eaves’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ubisu‘eaves’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150efes‘eaves’
- EnglishtodayWoodhouse Eaves
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ubiswō‘eaves’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ubisu‘eaves’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150efes‘eaves’
- EnglishtodayWoodhouse Eaves
The story
Eaves is from Old English efes, as for the edge of rooves, but in this case it means the edge of Charnwood Forest.
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō
Today it means
name A village in Woodhouse parish, Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5214).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *ubiswō / Woodhouse Eaves