Etymograph

English

Tarleton

Tarleton comes from Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold, rampart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘enclosure’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tūn‘enclosure’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘enclosure’
  5. EnglishtodayTarleton

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold, rampart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘enclosure’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tūn‘enclosure’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘enclosure’
  5. EnglishtodayTarleton

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to last’

beautiful, beauty, ben, tool, dynamic, bonus, beneficial, rebel, optimal, boo, dynasty, optimism, beau, bonnie, tow, beneficiary, boon, dynamo, revel, bello, bona, bene, dynastic, bonny, bellicose, bauble, taw, bonbon, 97 more

through Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’

down, dun, dune

through Proto-West Germanic *tūn ‘enclosure’

teen

through Old English tūn ‘enclosure’

town, tine, 1 more

Today it means

name A large village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4520).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *dūnom / Tarleton