Etymology

Carstairs

C3A1R1S1T1A1I1R1S1

Today it means: A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9346). Full definition →

Cumbric *cayr
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*Tarras
  2. Cumbric · derived from*cayr“fort”
  3. English todayCarstairs

From Cumbric *cayr (“fort”) + Cumbric *Tarras, a river name.

Words from the same roots

Cumbric*cayr all →

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