English
Oxendale
Oxendale comes from Old English oxna.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150oxna
- EnglishtodayOxendale
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150oxna
- EnglishtodayOxendale
A compound of oxa ‘ox’ + dæl ‘dale’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- ‘to become strong’
Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn ‘bull’
Proto-Germanic *uhsô ‘ox’
Proto-West Germanic *ohsō ‘ox’
Old English oxa ‘ox’
Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley, dale’
Proto-West Germanic *dal ‘valley, dale’
Old English dæl ‘dale’
Every English word from Old English oxna
Today it means
name A habitational surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English oxna / Oxendale