The story
- Old English · inherited fromdenu“valley”
- Latin · derived fromcrocus“saffron”
- Old English · inherited fromcroh“saffron”
- Old English · inherited fromCrogedene
- English todayCroydon
From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcroh all →
Crafton
Latincrocus all →
crocuscroker
Old Englishdenu all →
DentonDenleyStagsden
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.