Mendip Hills

The story

1. Middle English · inherited fromMyne-deepes
2. Old English · inherited from*myned-yppe
3. Old English · inherited fromyppe
4. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*mönɨð
5. Anglo-Norman · derived from*Mendepe
6. Middle English · inherited fromMendepe
7. English todayMendip Hills

from Middle English Mendepe, possibly via Anglo-Norman *Mendepe. The exact origin is uncertain; possibly a hybrid of Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, (“mountain”) and Old English yppe, (“upland hill” or “hunting upland”), possibly reconstructed as Old English *myned-yppe. Alternatively, a medieval folk form includes Middle English Myne-deepes (“mine-deeps”). + hills. For a further alternative to the above speculative conjectures, please see a remotely possible comparison in the 'discussion' page.

Words from the same roots