Digswell Water
suburban area · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Digswell Water likely refers to a watercourse, such as a stream or river, associated with the place name Digswell. Digswell itself is thought to derive from Old English 'dic' (ditch, dyke) and 'wella' (spring, stream).
Word origins
- dic
- Old Englishditch, dyke(from dic "ditch, dyke")
- wella
- Old Englishspring, stream(from wella "spring, stream")
- water
- Old Englishwater, river, stream(from wæter "water")