Where does “Aldershot” come from?

Aldershot derives from Old English alor combined with Old English scot, tracing through Proto-Germanic aluz and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European roots related to growth and splitting.

Aldershot (English): OS grid ref SU8650

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SU8650

Ancestry of “Aldershot”, step by step

Aldershot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English alor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaloralder
2Proto-West Germanicaliʀualder
3Proto-Germanicaluz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Old English sceat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsceatcorner, angle, projection; nook, area, region;...
2Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →