Where does “Middeltūn” come from?

Middeltūn (Old English) comes from Old English middel, from Proto-West Germanic *midl, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Middeltūn (Old English): Middleton, the name of several locations in England

Definitions

  1. Middleton, the name of several locations in England

Ancestry of “Middeltūn”, step by step

Middeltūn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiddelmiddle
2Proto-West Germanic*midl—
3Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
4Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

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

Words derived from “Middeltūn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →