The story
- Old Norse · derived frombýr“settlement”
- Old English · derived fromwielle“spring, well”
- English todayWelby
From Old English wielle (“spring, well”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishwielle all →
wellWolcottWellesWhaleyWollacott
Old Norsebýr all →
rugbyAshbyCosbyApplebyBOEDenbyDigbyBarnabyDanbyBixbyKilbySaxbyKelbyBeebyMellanbyEllerbyAglionbyFenby-byby-CarperbyLoseby
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.