-tun
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"
Etymology
From tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tun or -tūn
Usage notes
Owing to Old English grammar, often found in the form of -ingtūn (-ington) appended to various roots.
Descendants
- English: -ton
References
- Mills, David (1976) The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN, page 48
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