Where does “Ridgewood” come from?

Ridgewood (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.

Ridgewood (English): A place name, used for many different cities

Definitions

  1. A place name, used for many different cities

Ancestry of “Ridgewood”, step by step

Ridgewood 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 Wood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoodAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
2EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
3Portuguesefrocoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Gaulish dunum