Austurn Pool
lake or loch · Devon
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name means 'east stream pool'. It refers to a pool located at a stream on the eastern side.
Word origins
- Aust-
- Old Norseeast(from austr "east")
- turn
- Old Norsestream(from ^{*}tǫrn "stream")
- pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")