Etymograph

English

Shepperton

Shepperton comes from Old English Scepertūn ‘shepherd's town’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Scepertūn‘shepherd's town’
  2. EnglishtodayShepperton

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Scepertūn‘shepherd's town’
  2. EnglishtodayShepperton

Formed from shepherd + -ton

Old English sċēaphierde

Middle English schepherde

English shepherd

Every English word from Old English Scepertūn

Today it means

name A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in the county of Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0867).

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

Etymograph / Old English Scepertūn / Shepperton

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