Etymology

Owston

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Today it means: A village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079). Full definition →

Old English ēast
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromēast“east”
  2. English todayOwston

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishēast all →

eastastonEastonascotEasthamAstleyAscottAstburyEstonEastcoteAstwick

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