Where does “Thamesmead” come from?

Thamesmead (English) comes from English mead, from Middle English mede, from Old English mǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

Thamesmead (English): OS grid ref TQ4780

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref TQ4780

Ancestry of “Thamesmead”, step by step

Thamesmead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mead

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeadAn alcoholic drink fermented from honey and...
2Middle Englishmedereward, meed, recompense
3Old Englishmǣdmead, meadow, pasture
4Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
5Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

via English Thames

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThamesto the Thames Estuary and North Sea
2Middle Englishtemsea sieve
3Old EnglishTemesthe River Thames
4LatinTamesisthe Thames a river in Britain that runs through London
5Proto-Brythonic*Tamesis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →