Fulbeck

The story

1. Old English · inherited frombrōc“brook”
2. Old Norse · derived frombekkr“stream”
3. Old English · inherited fromfūl“dirty”
4. Middle English · derived fromFulebek
5. English todayFulbeck

From Middle English Fulebek, from Old English fūl (“dirty”), definite form fūla + Old Norse bekkr (“stream”). An isolated form Fulebroc attested in 1194 suggests that bekkr may have replaced an original Old English brōc (“brook”) in the second element.

Words from the same roots