Etymology

Flitwick

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0334). Full definition →

Old English wīc
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwīc“village; temporary abode”
  2. English todayFlitwick

From the name of the River Flit + Old English wīc (“village; temporary abode”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwīc all →

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