English
Lenton
Lenton 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’
- EnglishtodayLenton
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’
- EnglishtodayLenton
The story
The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (‘enclosure; settlement, town’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to last’
beautiful, beauty, ben, dynamic, tool, bonus, rebel, optimal, boo, beneficial, dynasty, optimism, beau, bonnie, tow, beneficiary, dynamo, boon, revel, bello, bona, dynastic, bene, bonny, taw, bellicose, bauble, 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 hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *dūnom / Lenton