Where does “Latchford” come from?
Latchford (English) comes from English Ford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Latchford (English): OS grid ref SJ6187
Definitions
- OS grid ref SJ6187
Ancestry of “Latchford”, step by step
Latchford traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ford
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ford | A make of car, named for Henry Ford |
| 2 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English latch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latch | To close or lock as if with a latch; To catch;... |
| 2 | Middle English | latche | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lacchen | to seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch |
| 4 | Old English | læċċan | to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”; to grasp,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lakjaną | To cause to wet; moisten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |