Etymology

Anytown

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Today it means: Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA. Full definition →

English town ← Middle English toun ← Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁oy-no-kós
  4. Proto-Germanic*ainagaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ainag
  6. Old Englishǣniġ
  7. Middle Englishani
  8. Englishany
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  11. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  12. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  14. Old Englishtūn
  15. Middle Englishtoun
  16. Englishtown
  17. English todayAnytown

From any + town.

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