Where does “Ellingham” come from?
Ellingham (English) comes from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Ellingham (English): OS grid ref SU1408
Definitions
- OS grid ref SU1408
Ancestry of “Ellingham”, step by step
Ellingham traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hām
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Old English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 2 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Old English Ella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Ella | — |