Etymology

Eastoft

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8016). Full definition →

Danish eski ← Old Norse aska
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromaska
  2. Danish · derived fromeski“ash tree”
  3. English todayEastoft

From (village) Danish eski (“ash tree”) (from Old Norse aska) + toft (“homestead, hillock”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.