Talk:Hereford

Re: Etymology of Hereford meaning here + ford.

This information is of dubious quality, in my opinion, especially since the hyperlink to here links to the English word meaning at this place or at this time. Charnock[1] says it is likely derived from the Welsh word hewr (fort or castle); however, I have seen more recent etymologies [2][3] which state the word is derived from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) or Indo-European root word perə-1.

[1] Charnock, Richard Stephen. (1859). Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names (London: Houlston and Wright, 1859). p. 130.

[2] Brown, Alan. (1973). "Some further etymologies of Heifer." Neophilologis 57(1), 94.

[3] "Indo-European Roots Index. "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.   (2000, fourth edition).  --Symmerhill 15:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the research links. The link to was not done properly. One of my favorite resources for etymologies is the OEtyD. DCDuring TALK 17:01, 18 June 2008 (UTC)