Where does “Stockport” come from?

Stockport (English) comes from Old English stoc, from Proto-Germanic stukką.

Stockport (English): OS grid ref SJ8990

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SJ8990

Ancestry of “Stockport”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstochouse, dwelling; place; Alternative spelling of...
2Proto-Germanicstukką—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stukką →Every word from Old English stoc →