Where does “Hamiltonsbawn” come from?
Hamiltonsbawn (English) comes from English Hamilton, from Old English Hameldūne, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
Hamiltonsbawn (English): Irish grid ref H9444
Definitions
- Irish grid ref H9444
Ancestry of “Hamiltonsbawn”, step by step
Hamiltonsbawn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hamilton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hamilton | A United States ten-dollar bill |
| 2 | Old English | Hameldūne | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 4 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 5 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 6 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |