Where does “Croydon” come from?

Croydon (English) comes from Old English Crogedene, from Old English dene, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Croydon (English): A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of...

Definitions

  1. A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of...

Ancestry of “Croydon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishCrogedeneCroyden
2Old Englishdenevalley
3Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
4Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “Croydon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dani →