Etymology

Anstey

A1N1S1T1E1Y4

Today it means: A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032). Full definition →

Old English ān
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromān“one; a, an”
  2. English todayAnstey

From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishān all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.