Etymology

Vange

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Today it means: A suburb in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7287). Full definition →

Middle English Vange ← Old English Fengge
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  1. Old English · inherited fromFengge
  2. Middle English · inherited fromVange
  3. English todayVange

Inherited from Middle English Vange, from earlier Fange, from Old English Fengge, probably from fenn (“fen”) + -ġē, -gēa (“district”). The development of Old English -eng- to -ang- and initial fricative voicing are features of Essex Middle English that have otherwise been levelled out due to the influence of surrounding dialects.

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