Where does “Witham” come from?
Witham (English) comes from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Witham (English): OS grid ref TL8214
Definitions
- OS grid ref TL8214
Ancestry of “Witham”, step by step
Witham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |