Ridgeway
/ˈrɪdʒ.weɪ/noun
A road or path that follows the top of a ridge.
Did you know?Ridgeways are often among the oldest routes in a landscape, because high, dry ground made them easier to cross before modern roads and bridges.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hrycg
“ridge; a raised line of land”
Old English
OE
weg
“way, path, road”
Middle English
ME
rigge wei
“a way along a ridge”
Modern English
English
ridgeway
“a road or path running along the crest of a ridge”