Where does “Oakridge” come from?

Oakridge (English) comes from English ridge, from Middle English rigge, from Old English hryċġ, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

Oakridge (English): OS grid ref SO9103

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SO9103

Ancestry of “Oakridge”, step by step

Oakridge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ridge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishridgeThe back of any animal; especially the upper or...
2Middle Englishrigge—
3Old Englishhryċġridge; back, spine, ridge, elevated surface
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English oak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoakA deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed...
2Middle EnglishakeAlternative form of ac; Alternative form of ache
3Old Englishācoak; oaken ship
4Proto-West Germanicakbut
5Proto-Germanicakbut, however
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →