English
Feltham
Feltham may come from Old English feld ‘field’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feld‘field’uncertain
- EnglishtodayFeltham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feld‘field’uncertain
- EnglishtodayFeltham
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’
flat, plane, plate, platinum, plaza, lateral, piazza, plat, plantain, flan, plaice, 15 more
through Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
through Old English feld ‘field’
Today it means
name A suburban town in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1073).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English feld / Feltham