Where does “Jeffersontown” come from?
Jeffersontown (English) comes from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
Jeffersontown (English): which is a major suburb of Louisville
Definitions
- which is a major suburb of Louisville
Ancestry of “Jeffersontown”, step by step
Jeffersontown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 English Jefferson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jefferson | A two-dollar bill |
| 2 | English | Sơn | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sone | son; soon; Alternative form of sonne |
| 4 | Old English | sōna | immediately, at once |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sān(ō) | immediately |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sēna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |