The story
- Old English · derived fromnīewe“new”
- English todayNewberry
From Old English nīewe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“stronghold”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishnīewe all →
Newark
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname. Full definition →
From Old English nīewe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“stronghold”).
Old Englishnīewe all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.