Etymology

Mallerstang

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Today it means: A valley and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7801). Full definition →

Cumbric *mɛ̄l ← Old Norse *stǫng
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived from*stǫng“land mark”
  2. Cumbric · derived from*mɛ̄l“bald”
  3. English todayMallerstang

From Cumbric *mɛ̄l (“bald”) + *bre (“hill”) + Old Norse *stǫng (“land mark”)

Words from the same roots

Old Norse*stǫng all →

stang

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