The story
- Old English · derived fromburh“fortified place”
- Old English · derived fromeald“old”
- English todayAldeburgh
From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.
Words from the same roots
Old Englisheald all →
OldhamauldOldfieldAldgateOultonAllportAldboroughaaldAldbroughAldburyAldcliffeAll CanningsOldknow
Old Englishburh all →
boroughMiddlesbroughburleyburrowburghbroughDewsburybirkCanonburyAldboroughBerry Pomeroy-boro-borough-burghburhBurphamBurrough on the HillHemingbroughOnibury
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.