Warwick
English
/ˈwɒɹɪk/, /ˈwɔɹɪk/
proper noun
Definitions
- (town in and the county town of Warwickshire).
- (local government district in Warwickshire) formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leamington Spa.
- from the English town.
- Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Warwyk inherited from Old English Wǣringwīċ (en, weir, dwellings by the l), wer (weir, man, husband, a male being, hero) + Old English wīċ (village, dwelling place, bay).
Origin
Old English
wīċ
Gloss
village, dwelling place, bay
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
村
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- warwickite English
- *weraz Proto-Germanic
- ウォリック Japanese
- Wæringwic Old English
- Wæringwicscir Old English
- Wǣringwīċ Old English
- wer Old English
- werleas Old English
- werlic Old English
- werwulf Old English
- wiceard Old English
- wīċ Old English
- Warwyk Middle English
- wer Middle English
- were Middle English
- *warjan gmw-pro