English
Worcester
Worcester comes from Old English Weogornaċeaster ‘Roman fort of the Weogoran’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Weogornaċeaster‘Roman fort of the Weogoran’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Wirchestre
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Worcester
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Weogornaċeaster‘Roman fort of the Weogoran’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Wirchestre
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Worcester
Earliest quotation: 2020, Paul Bigland, My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet: “Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance…”
Every English word from Old English Weogornaċeaster
Today it means
name A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Weogornaċeaster / Worcester