Where does “Kelsey” come from?

Kelsey (English) comes from Old English ċēol, from Proto-Germanic keulaz, from Proto-Indo-European gawl- — ball, swelling.

Kelsey (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Kelsey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēolship specifically a small flat-bottomed boat
2Proto-Germanickeulazship
3Proto-Indo-Europeangawl-ball, swelling

Words derived from “Kelsey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gawl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keulaz →Every word from Old English ċēol →