Etymology

Boothroyd

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Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE235215). Full definition →

Middle English bothe
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The story

  1. Middle English · derived frombothe“booth, hut, shed”
  2. English todayBoothroyd

From Northern Middle English bothe (“booth, hut, shed”) + royd (“clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbothe all →

bothboothBothwell

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