Etymology

Darlaston

D2A1R1L1A1S1T1O1N1

Today it means: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9897). Full definition →

Middle English Derleston ← Old English Dēorlāf
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  1. Old English · derived fromDēorlāf
  2. Middle English · inherited fromDerleston
  3. English todayDarlaston

From Middle English Derleston, Dorleston; from Old English Dēorlāf + tūn. Doublet of Dalston.

Words from the same roots

Middle EnglishDerleston all →

Dalston

Old EnglishDēorlāf all →

Dalston

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.