Etymograph

English

Worsley

Worsley may come from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd ‘a wood’.

  1. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*koɨd‘a wood’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayWorsley

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*koɨd‘a wood’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayWorsley

The story

Also suggested is derivation from Proto-Brythonic *gwor- (‘over-, above’) + celli (‘grove’), with late Cumbric devoicing being evident in early forms.

Every English word from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd

Today it means

name A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Brythonic *koɨd / Worsley

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