Where does “Graham” come from?
Graham comes from Old English grand, though its original meaning is uncertain.
Graham (English): Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran
Definitions
- Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran
Ancestry of “Graham”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Grantham | OS grid ref SK9136 |
| 2 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |