Where does “Milton” come from?
Milton derives from Old English mylen, from Proto-Germanic mulīnō and midlą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos meaning middle.
Milton (English): A number of places in the United Kingdom
Definitions
- A number of places in the United Kingdom
Ancestry of “Milton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 3 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “Milton”