Where does “Remington” come from?
Remington derives from Old English -ing, Old English -ung, and Proto-Indo-European rem-, though the specific sense development remains unclear from available etymological evidence.
Remington (English): A gun produced by the American manufacturer...
Definitions
- A gun produced by the American manufacturer...
Ancestry of “Remington”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 2 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 3 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 6 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |