Etymology

Northumber

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Today it means: A Northumbrian. Full definition →

Middle English Northhumbre ← Old English Norþhymbre
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromNorþhymbre
  2. Middle English · inherited fromNorthhumbre
  3. English todayNorthumber

From Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, variant of Norþanhymbre.

Words from the same roots

Middle EnglishNorthhumbre all →

Northumbria

Old EnglishNorþhymbre all →

Northumbria

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