Where does “Oxnaford” come from?

Oxnaford (Old English) comes 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.

Oxnaford (Old English): Oxford

Definitions

  1. Oxford

Ancestry of “Oxnaford”, step by step

Oxnaford traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ford

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

via Old English oxna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoxnaoxen's
2Old Englishoxaox
3Proto-West Germanicohsōox
4Proto-Germanicuhsôox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “Oxnaford”

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