The story
- Old English · derived fromcǣġ“stone boulder; key”
- English todayKerridge
From Old English cǣġ (“stone boulder; key”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcǣġ all →
key
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small village in Bollington parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9376). Full definition →
From Old English cǣġ (“stone boulder; key”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
Old Englishcǣġ all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.