Etymology

Linwood

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Old English lind
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwudu“woods, forest”
  2. Old English · inherited fromlind“linden tree”
  3. English todayLinwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlind all →

limelindLyndhurstLindleyLilleyLindonLindenhurstLinford

Old Englishwudu all →

WoodstockWoodburyWoodfordLynnwoodWoottonWoodleyLynwoodWoodallWottonWoodhallCalderwoodWoodthorpeWoodhurstChetwodeWoodhatch

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