Etymograph

English

Yanwath

Yanwath may come from Middle English Euenewit.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Euenewituncertain
  2. EnglishtodayYanwath

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Euenewituncertain
  2. EnglishtodayYanwath

The story

Possibly Old Norse jafn (‘even, level’) + viðr (‘wood’), possibly a Scandinavianised form derived from the cognates Old English efn + wudu and thus a doublet of Evenwood.

Every English word from Middle English Euenewit

Today it means

name A small village in Yanwath and Eamont Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5127).

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

Etymograph / Middle English Euenewit / Yanwath

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