Etymology

Dungate

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Today it means: A hamlet in Lynsted with Kingsdown parish and Rodmersham parish, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9159). Full definition →

Old English dūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdūn“hill”
  2. English todayDungate

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + ġeat (“gate”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdūn all →

downDunhamDuttonDuntonDunsmoreRawdonDunnettDunwichDuncombeBreedonChurchdownDownleyLong CrendonNorth Downs

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