Etymology

Knightsbridge

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Today it means: An urban area and named street to the south of Hyde Park, London (OS grid ref TQ2679). Full definition →

Old English cniht
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromcniht“young man”
  2. English todayKnightsbridge

From Old English cniht (“young man”) (later interpreted as "knight") + brycg (“bridge”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcniht all →

knight

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