Where does “Campbelltown” come from?
Campbelltown (English) comes from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
Campbelltown (English): New Zealand
Definitions
- New Zealand
Ancestry of “Campbelltown”, step by step
Campbelltown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English town
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 2 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 3 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 4 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Campbell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Campbell | A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Caimbeul | "wry-mouthed" |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | cam | crooked, askew |
| 4 | Old Irish | camm | crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly |
| 5 | French | Caen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |