Etymology

Chiswick

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Today it means: A suburban area of London in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2078). Full definition →

Old English ċīese
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromċīese“cheese”
  2. English todayChiswick

From Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + wīc (“village”); equivalent to cheese + -wick.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishċīese all →

Chisholm

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