Where does “Caxton” come from?

Caxton (English) comes from Old English Caustone, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Caxton (English): Any book printed by William Caxton, the first...

Definitions

  1. Any book printed by William Caxton, the first...

Ancestry of “Caxton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishCaustone—
2Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Caxton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →