Where does “Stratford” come from?
Stratford is a place name combining Old English stræt (Roman road) and ford (shallow river crossing), where ford derives from Old English ford, Proto-West Germanic furdu, Proto-Germanic furduz, and Proto-Indo-European pértus, ultimately from the root per- meaning to go across.
Stratford (English): The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list
Definitions
- The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list
Ancestry of “Stratford”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | strǣt | road; a road, a town-road, a street, a paved... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 3 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 4 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |