Etymology

Windermere

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Today it means: A lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland. Full definition →

Old English mere
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frommere“lake, pond”
  2. English todayWindermere

"Winand's lake", from Continental Germanic personal name Wînand + Old Norse genitive singular ending -ar + Old English mere (“lake, pond”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmere all →

mereMarlowMeirmearsMayberryMarburyMarland

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