Where does “Londonwards” come from?
Londonwards (English) comes from English wards, from English ward, from Middle English ward, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Londonwards (English): Toward the city of London
Definitions
- Toward the city of London
Ancestry of “Londonwards”, step by step
Londonwards traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wards
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wards | plural of ward; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | ward | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;... |
| 3 | Middle English | ward | ward, keeping |
| 4 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 5 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 6 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 9 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English London
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | London | Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000 |
| 2 | Middle English | London | — |
| 3 | Old English | Lunden | London |
| 4 | Latin | Londinium | London |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *Londinyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |