Etymology

Stanwix

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Today it means: A suburban area of Carlisle, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3956). Full definition →

Old English stān ← Old Norse veggr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromveggr“wall”
  2. Old English · derived fromstān“stone”
  3. English todayStanwix

From Old English stān (“stone”) + Old Norse veggr (“wall”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstān all →

stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.