Etymology

Dartmoor

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Today it means: A pony of a compact, hardy breed found in Devon, England. Full definition →

Old English mōr
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frommōr“moor”
  2. English todayDartmoor

From Dart, a river in Devon, + Old English mōr (“moor”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmōr all →

MortonmoorMorleyMurrowMoorhouseMurtonStarmerMoorfieldMorborne

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.