Etymology

Usk

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Today it means: A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport. Full definition →

Middle Welsh Wÿsk ← Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Uɨsk
  2. Middle Welsh · derived fromWÿsk
  3. English todayUsk

From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Brythonic*Uɨsk all →

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