Where does “Anderton” come from?

Anderton is an English place name containing the Old English element tun, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, Proto-Germanic tūną, Gaulish dunum, Proto-Celtic dūnom, and Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-.

Ancestry of “Anderton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →