The story
- Old English · derived fromworþig“enclosure”
- English todayWorthing
* The name of the village in Norfolk derives from Old English worþig (“enclosure”). * The name of the town in West Sussex derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishworþig all →
Kings Worthy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.