Etymology

Wilton

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Today it means: A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton. Full definition →

Old English welig
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwelig“willow”
  2. English todayWilton

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwelig all →

willeyWilfordWilby

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