Etymology

Wanstead

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Today it means: A suburban area of the borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4088). Full definition →

Old English wenn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwenn“wen, cyst”
  2. English todayWanstead

Probably from Old English wenn (“wen, cyst”) + stede (“place”), because the place is on rising ground above the River Roding.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwenn all →

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