Where does “Thornton” come from?

Thornton derives from Old English tūn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-, meaning to close or enclose.

Thornton (English): A number of places in the United Kingdom

Definitions

  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom

Ancestry of “Thornton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →