Where does “柯林頓” come from?

柯林頓 (Chinese) comes from English Clinton, from Old English tun, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “柯林頓”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishClintonA placename
2Old Englishtunan enclosed piece of ground, an enclosure or...
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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