Where does “town” come from?
Town comes from Middle English toun, from Old English tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-.
town (English): A settlement; an area with residential districts,...
Definitions
- A settlement; an area with residential districts,...
Ancestry of “town”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Freetown | — |
| 2 | English | free | Unconstrained; Obtainable without any payment;... |
| 3 | Middle English | free | — |
| 4 | Old English | frēo | free, joyful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *frī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
Words derived from “town”