Back Water
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
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Back is an Old English term meaning 'rear' or 'behind'. Water is a common English word for a body of water.
Word origins
- Back
- Old Englishrear, behind(from bæc "back")
- Water
- Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")