The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyǵs?
- Proto-Germanic*aiks
- Proto-West Germanic*aik
- Old Englishāc
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lówkos
- Proto-Germanic*lauhaz
- Proto-West Germanic*lauh
- Old Englishlēah
- Old EnglishĀclēa
- Middle English[Term?]
- English todayOakley
From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.