Etymology

gunstone

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Today it means: A cannonball. Full definition →

Middle English gunneston
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gunstone · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgunneston
  2. English todaygunstone

From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun + stone: they were originally made from stone.

Gunstone · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayGunstone

From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

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