Etymology

Binstead

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Today it means: A village in the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5792). Full definition →

Old English bēan
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  1. Old English · derived frombēan“bean”
  2. English todayBinstead

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + stede (“stead”); compare the doublet Binsted.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbēan all →

beanBentonBancroftBanfieldBanhamBeanlandBinsted

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.