The story
- Old English · inherited fromcȳ
- English todayKeele
From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcȳ all →
kye
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname. Full definition →
From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".
Old Englishcȳ all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.