English
Luton van
From Luton + van, in reference to the design first being manufactured by Bedford Vehicles in Luton, England.
Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’
Proto-Germanic *tūną ‘enclosure’
Proto-West Germanic *tūn ‘enclosure’
Old English tūn ‘enclosure’
English Luton
The story
From Luton + van, in reference to the design first being manufactured by Bedford Vehicles in Luton, England.
Today it means
noun A box van with a body which extends over the cab.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Luton van