Where does “Douglastown” come from?
Douglastown (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.
Douglastown (English): OS grid ref NO4147
Definitions
- OS grid ref NO4147
Ancestry of “Douglastown”, step by step
Douglastown 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 Douglas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Douglas | of Scottish origin |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | glais | lock; vocative/genitive singular of glas |
| 3 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |