Etymology

Great Altcar

Today it means: A small village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3206). Full definition →

Old Norse kjarr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromkjarr
  2. English todayGreat Altcar

Altcar is equivalent to Alt + carr, from the River Alt and Old Norse kjarr. Recorded as Altekar in 1251.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsekjarr all →

carrKerrCherbourg

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.