Where does “Croxton” come from?

Croxton (English) comes 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.

Croxton (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Croxton”, step by step

Croxton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tūn

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

via Old Norse krókr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrókrhook
2Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →