Etymology

Derwent

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Today it means: A river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent. Full definition →

Middle English Derwent, Derwente, Derwynd ← Proto-Brythonic *Deruentiū ← Proto-Celtic *derwom
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*derwom“oak trees”
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Deruentiū“forest of oak trees”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromDerwent, Derwente, Derwynd
  4. English todayDerwent

From Middle English Derwent, Derwente, Derwynd, from Proto-Brythonic *Deruentiū (“forest of oak trees”), derived from Proto-Celtic *derwom (“oak trees”) (compare Welsh derw (“oaks”)) (likely a compound with *wentā (“place”)).

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