Etymograph

English

Woolford

From Wool + ford.

Formed from Wool + ford

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ‘hair’

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Proto-Germanic *wullō

Proto-West Germanic *wullu

Old English wull

Middle English wolle ‘wool, especially when used to make fabric’

English Wool

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’

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Proto-Germanic *furduz

Proto-West Germanic *furdu

Old English ford

Middle English fōrd

English ford

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Woolford