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...
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- A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy...
Ancestry of “Oxford”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Oxenford | — |
| 2 | Old English | Oxnaford | Oxford |
| 3 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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