The story
- Old English · derived fromlēac“leek”
- English todayLaughton
From Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishlēac all →
LeightonleekLackford
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ501131). Full definition →
From Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Old Englishlēac all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.