Etymology

Poundbury

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Today it means: An experimental new town on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6790). Full definition →

Old English byriġ ← Proto-Germanic *burgz ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs?
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  1. Old English*pund
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰs?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰergʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérgʰs?
  6. Proto-Germanic*burgz
  7. Old Englishbyriġ
  8. English todayPoundbury

From Old English *pund (“enclosure”) + byriġ (“stronghold”). Named after Poundbury Farm, which was the name of the land where the new development was built. Note that this meaning of pound refers to a place meant for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

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