Etymology

townie

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Today it means: A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university. Full definition →

English town ← Middle English toun ← Old English tūn
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townie · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  3. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  4. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  6. Old Englishtūn
  7. Middle Englishtoun
  8. Englishtown
  9. English todaytownie

From town + -ie (“person associated”).

townie · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  3. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  4. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  6. Old Englishtūn
  7. Middle Englishtoun
  8. Englishtown
  9. English todaytownie

From town + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Townie · noun3

From (Charles)town + -ie.

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