Etymology

Tangmere

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU905065). Full definition →

Old English tange
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtange“tongs, fangs”
  2. English todayTangmere

From Old English tange (“tongs, fangs”) + mere (“lake, pool”).

Words from the same roots

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