Etymology

deerness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being a deer. Full definition →

Proto-Celtic *dubros
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deerness · noun1

From deer + -ness.

Deerness · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*dubros“water”
  2. English todayDeerness

The County Durham river name is derived from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”) + *nesta, an ancient river-naming word.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Celtic*dubros all →

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