Etymology

Strood

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Today it means: A town in Medway district, Kent, England. Full definition →

Middle English strothe, strode ← Old English strōd
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromstrōd“marshy land”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromstrothe, strode“marshy land overgrown with brush”
  3. English todayStrood

Apparently from Middle English strothe, strode (“marshy land overgrown with brush”), from Old English strōd (“marshy land”). Compare Strother and (Raven)struther.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstrōd all →

StrotherStrudwick

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