Etymology

Barstow

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Middle English Bayrestowe ← Old English beġer
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  1. Old English · derived frombeġer“berry”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromBayrestowe
  3. English todayBarstow

From Middle English Bayrestowe, derived from Old English beġer (“berry”) + stōw (“place, location”).

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