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Where does “Darlington” come from?

Darlington comes from Old English Dearthingtun, a place name of uncertain etymology whose original elements and meaning remain unknown.

Darlington (English): A pair of transistors with the emitter of one...

Definitions

  1. A pair of transistors with the emitter of one...

Ancestry of “Darlington”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishDearnington—
2Old EnglishDeornoþingtun—
3Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
4Old English-tūn—
5Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
6Proto-West Germanictūnfence
7Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
8Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
9Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Darlington”

  • Darlo
  • photodarlington
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