The story
- Old Norse · derived fromþveit“clearing, glade”
- Old English · derived fromswæþ“track, pathway”
- English todaySwathwick
Recorded as Swathwayt in the early XIV century, the placename probably derives from Old English swæþ (“track, pathway”) + Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishswæþ all →
swath
Old Norseþveit all →
TwattthwaiteGarthwaiteHebblethwaiteLewthwaiteTvedt
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.