Where does “Nottingham” come from?

Nottingham comes from Old English Snotingahām, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Nottingham”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	Snotingahām	—
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

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