Where does “Swettenham” come from?
Swettenham (English) comes from Swahili sweta, from English sweater, from Middle English swetere, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Swettenham (English): OS grid ref SJ800671
Definitions
- OS grid ref SJ800671
Ancestry of “Swettenham”, step by step
Swettenham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili sweta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | sweta | sweater; jumper |
| 2 | English | sweater | A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick... |
| 3 | Middle English | swetere | one who sweat#Verb |
| 4 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 5 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Old English hām
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |