Where does “Draytonian” come from?
Draytonian (English) comes from English Drayton, from Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
Draytonian (English): Of or relating to Michael Drayton (1563–1631), English poet
Definitions
- Of or relating to Michael Drayton (1563–1631), English poet
Ancestry of “Draytonian”, step by step
Draytonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Drayton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Drayton | Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones |
| 2 | Middle English | Drayton | — |
| 3 | Old English | Drægtūn | — |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |