Where does “Entwistle” come from?

Entwistle (English) comes from Old English henn, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

Entwistle (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Entwistle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhennhen
2Proto-West Germanic*hannjuhen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hannju →