Given name
Deorswiþ
“animal, beast”·“strong”
Deorswiþ is a feminine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deorswiþ is built from elements meaning “animal, beast” and “strong”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Deuʀaswinþ, built from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ (“animal, beast”) + *swinþ (“strong”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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