The story
- Old English · derived fromsūþ“south”
- English todaySeddington
From Old English sūþ (“south”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishsūþ all →
southSudburySutcliffeSouthallSouthwickSouthworthSouthamSoutheySouthcoteSouthropSudboroughSudbourneSudbrookeSudellSudlow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.