English

Onslow

Onslow comes from Middle English Ondeslow.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of *Andrǣd + hlǣw ‘hill’

Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- ‘to lean’

Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m

Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą ‘hill, mound, barrow’

Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw ‘hill, mound, barrow’

Old English hlǣw ‘hill’

Every English word from Middle English Ondeslow

name A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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