Where does “Drayton” come from?

Drayton comes from Old English Drægtūn, combining Dræg with tūn from Proto-Germanic tūną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-.

Drayton (English): Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones

Definitions

  1. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones

Ancestry of “Drayton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishDrayton—
2Old EnglishDrægtūn—
3Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Drayton”

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