Where does “Grantown-on-Spey” come from?
Grantown-on-Spey (English) comes from English Grant, from Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Grantown-on-Spey (English): OS grid ref NJ0327
Definitions
- OS grid ref NJ0327
Ancestry of “Grantown-on-Spey”, step by step
Grantown-on-Spey traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Grant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Grant | and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large" |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Grannd | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | graunt | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of grant |
| 4 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 5 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English town
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 2 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 3 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 4 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Proto-Indo-European spēy-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |