Bristol

English

/ˈbɹɪstəl/

proper noun

Definitions

(city/county and unitary authority in southwest England) bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
Several places in Canada:
(populated place in Limón).
(populated place in Cornwall).
(populated place in Loreto).
Several places in the United States:

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Brigstow inherited from Old English Bryċġstōw (the place by the bridge), bryċġ.

Origin

Old English

bryċġ

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Bristolian English
Bristol Portuguese
Bryċġstōw Old English
brycgbot Old English
brycgian Old English
bryċġ Old English
Brigstow Middle English
brig Middle English

Bristolian