Where does “Oxhey” come from?

Oxhey (English) comes from Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Oxhey (English): OS grid ref TQ1195

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref TQ1195

Ancestry of “Oxhey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishOxehey—
2Old EnglishOxanġehæġOxhey, England
3Old Englishoxaox
4Proto-West Germanicohsōox
5Proto-Germanicuhsôox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →