Etymograph

English

Leeton

From the surname Lee + -ton.

Formed from Lee + -ton

Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz

Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw ‘shelter’

Old English hlēo ‘shelter’

Middle English lee

English Lee

Today it means

name A town in the Riverina region, New South Wales, named after Charles Alfred Lee.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Leeton