Etymology

Saltburn

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Old English sealt
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromsealt“salt”
  2. English todaySaltburn

From Old English sealt (“salt”) + burna (“stream”), in reference to the alum found in the area.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsealt all →

salt

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