Where does “Elkton” come from?
Elkton (English) comes from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
Ancestry of “Elkton”, step by step
Elkton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 2 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English Elk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Elk | An Acorn Electron computer; A member of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | elk | elk, moose (Alces alces) |
| 3 | Old English | eolh | elk UK, moose US the largest member of the deer family |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *elh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | elhaz | elk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élḱis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁el- | greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;... |