Where does “Swynnerton” come from?

Swynnerton (English) comes from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Swynnerton (English): OS grid ref SJ8535

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SJ8535

Ancestry of “Swynnerton”, step by step

Swynnerton traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English swīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswīnpig
2Proto-West Germanicswīnpig, swine
3Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Old English ford

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfordford
2Proto-West Germanicfurduford
3Proto-Germanicfurduzford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →