Where does “Twickenham” come from?

Twickenham (English) comes from Old English hamm, from Proto-Germanic hammō, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

Twickenham (English): OS grid ref TQ1673

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref TQ1673

Ancestry of “Twickenham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhammham, inner knee; enclosure, piece of enclosed...
2Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
3Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “Twickenham”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →Every word from Proto-Germanic hammō →Every word from Old English hamm →