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Where does “Fulton” come from?

Fulton derives from Old English fuġol, a word of unknown ultimate origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Fulton”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Fulton”

  • Fultonism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →