Where does “Fulham” come from?

Fulham is an English place name derived from Old English Fullanhām, of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Fulham (English): on the north side of the River Thames

Definitions

  1. on the north side of the River Thames

Ancestry of “Fulham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFullanhāmFulham location in England
2Old Englishhammham, inner knee; enclosure, piece of enclosed...
3Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
4Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “Fulham”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →Every word from Proto-Germanic hammō →Every word from Old English hamm →
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