-tun
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-tun or -tūn
Usage notes
editOwing to Old English grammar, often found in the form of -ingtūn (-ington) appended to various roots.
Descendants
edit- English: -ton
References
edit- Mills, David (1976) The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN, page 48
Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English noun-forming suffixes