English
Watton-at-Stone
Watton-at-Stone comes from Old English wād ‘woad’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *waizdaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*waizdaz‘woad’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*waiʀd‘plant used for dyeing, woad’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wād‘woad’
- EnglishtodayWatton-at-Stone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*waizdaz‘woad’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*waiʀd‘plant used for dyeing, woad’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wād‘woad’
- EnglishtodayWatton-at-Stone
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wey- ‘to wither’
guile, wile, withe, wattle, 3 more
through Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd ‘plant used for dyeing, woad’
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3019).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *waizdaz / Watton-at-Stone