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Where does “Austin” come from?

Austin (Cebuano) comes from English Austin, from Middle English Austin, from Anglo-Norman Aostin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Austin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAustinAugustinian
2Middle EnglishAustinAugustine
3Anglo-NormanAostin—
4LatinAugustīnus—
5LatinAugustusvenerable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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