Where does “Oxford” come from?

Oxford derives from Middle English Oxenford, from Old English Oxnaford, a compound of Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, ultimately from the root per- meaning to lead or pass through.

Oxford (English): A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy...

Definitions

  1. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy...

Ancestry of “Oxford”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishOxenford—
2Old EnglishOxnafordOxford
3Old Englishfordford
4Proto-West Germanicfurduford
5Proto-Germanicfurduzford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Oxford”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →