English
Gunton
Gunton comes from Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold, rampart’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tūn‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘enclosure’
- EnglishtodayGunton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold, rampart’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tūn‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘enclosure’
- EnglishtodayGunton
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to last’
beautiful, beauty, ben, dynamic, tool, bonus, beneficial, rebel, optimal, boo, dynasty, optimism, beau, bonnie, tow, beneficiary, dynamo, boon, revel, bello, bona, bene, dynastic, bonny, taw, bauble, bellicose, bonbon, 97 more
through Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’
through Proto-West Germanic *tūn ‘enclosure’
through Old English tūn ‘enclosure’
Today it means
name A placename: A railway station in Thorpe Market parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, named after Gunton Hall some distance away (OS grid ref TG2535).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *dūnom / Gunton