Where does “Nunthorpe” come from?

Nunthorpe (English) comes from Old English nunne, from Old High German nunna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

Nunthorpe (English): the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland OS grid ref NZ5315

Definitions

  1. the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland OS grid ref NZ5315

Ancestry of “Nunthorpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnunnenun; vestal
2Old High Germannunna—
3Latinnonnanun
4Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
5Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Latin nonna →