Etymology

Durnford

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Today it means: A civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton. Full definition →

Middle English Durneford ← Old English *Dierneford
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdierne“secret, hidden”
  2. Old English · inherited from*Dierneford
  3. Middle English · inherited fromDurneford
  4. English todayDurnford

Inherited from Middle English Durneford, from Old English *Dierneford, from Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdierne all →

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