Etymology

kersey

ker·sey
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Today it means: A type of rough woollen cloth. Full definition →

Middle English kersey
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kersey · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromkersey
  2. English todaykersey

Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Kersey · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*krasjô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*krassjō
  3. Old Englishcærse
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  5. Proto-Germanic*awjō
  6. Proto-West Germanic*auwju
  7. Old Englishīeġ
  8. English todayKersey

From Old English cærse (“cress”) + īeġ (“island”).

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