Where does “Lawndale” come from?

Lawndale (English) comes from English Dale, from Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Lawndale (English): The former name of Colma, San Mateo County, California, used between 1924 and 1941

Definitions

  1. The former name of Colma, San Mateo County, California, used between 1924 and 1941

Ancestry of “Lawndale”, step by step

Lawndale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDalefor someone living in a dale
2Middle EnglishdaleA dale or valley; A hole or barrow
3Old Englishdælpart; valley
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via English lawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlawnAn open space between woods; Ground covered with...
2Old FrenchLan—
3LatinLaudunum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →