Where does “cenningstow” come from?

cenningstow (Old English) comes from Old English cenning, from Old English cennan, from Proto-West Germanic kannjan, from Proto-Germanic kanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵonh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

cenningstow (Old English): birthplace

Definitions

  1. birthplace

Ancestry of “cenningstow”, step by step

cenningstow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cenning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcenningbirth
2Old Englishcennanto make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,...
3Proto-West Germanickannjanto beget, bring forth
4Proto-Germanickanjanąto beget, bring forth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵonh₁éyetito bring forth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Old English stōw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstōwplace, locality, site; place, location; a place,...
2Proto-West Germanic*stōua place
3Proto-Germanic*stōōa place, location, site
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂w-to set, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-