Where does “Ludlow” come from?

Ludlow (English) comes from Old English hlǣw, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ludlow (English): Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period...

Definitions

  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period...

Ancestry of “Ludlow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlǣwburial mound; hill
2Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Ludlow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →