Turkey, a large domestic fowl; from Turkey, whence the bird was supposed to have come.
Worsted, woollen yarn; from Worsted, the name of a village near Norwich.
[7.] ENGLISH (OR TEUTONIC) ROOTS.
Ac, an oak; acorn, Acton [oak-town], Uckfield.
Æcer, a field; acre, God’s acre [the churchyard].
Æsc, an ash; ash, Ascot, Ashby.
Æthele, noble; Atheling, Ethelbert, Ethelrede [noble in rede or counsel].
Bacan, to bake; bake, baker, baxter Bana, a slayer; bane, henbane, baneful. Beám, a tree, or anything in a straight line; beam, sunbeam.