Where does “Naughton” come from?

Naughton (English) comes from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Naughton”, step by step

Naughton traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Irish áth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
2Proto-Celticyātusford
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Old English nafela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishnafelaAlternative form of nafola
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →