Where does “oxon” come from?

oxon (English) comes from Latin Oxonia, from Old English Oxnaford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

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Ancestry of “oxon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOxoniaOxfordshire
2Old EnglishOxnafordOxford
3Old Englishfordford
4Proto-West Germanicfurduford
5Proto-Germanicfurduzford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “oxon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →