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Where does “Thompson” come from?

Thompson is an English surname derived from the given name Tom, a diminutive of Thomas.

Ancestry of “Thompson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThomson—
2English-sonAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or...
3Middle English-son—
4Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
5Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
6Proto-Germanic-as—
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Thompson”

  • Thompson submachine gun
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