Where does “Oldham” come from?

Oldham (English) comes from Old English eald, from Old English feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Oldham (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Oldham”, step by step

Oldham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealdold; ancient; original
2Old Englishfeldfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old Norse hólmr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehólmrisland
2Proto-Germanichulmazsmall island, hill, mound
3Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hmos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “Oldham”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →