-tun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Gaulish *dūnon, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tu(ː)n/

Suffix

-tun or -tūn

  1. Town, derivative of tun. Used in place names, often as part of suffix -ingtūn (“-ington”).

References
  • Mills, David (1976) The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN, page 48
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