Etymograph

English

Rattlesden

Rattlesden may come from Old English dene ‘valley’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150dene‘valley’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayRattlesden

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150dene‘valley’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayRattlesden

The story

The first element is still obscure, while the second one certainly derives from Old English dene (‘valley’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- ‘run, flow’

fountain, font, 2 more

through Proto-West Germanic *dani ‘flat area, floor’

den, dene

Today it means

name A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9759).

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

Etymograph / Old English dene / Rattlesden

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