Freshwater Reservoir
lake or loch · Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a reservoir containing fresh water. 'Fresh' is Old English for 'clean' or 'pure', and 'water' refers to the body of water itself.
Word origins
- Fresh
- Old EnglishAttestedclean, pure(from fersc "fresh, not salt")
- water
- Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")
- Reservoir
- Unknownreservoir