English

Funtley

Funtley comes from Middle English Funtelei.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of *funta ‘spring’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

Proto-Indo-European *lówkos ‘clearing’

Proto-Germanic *lauhaz ‘clearing’

Proto-West Germanic *lauh ‘clearing’

Old English lēah ‘wood, clearing’

Every English word from Middle English Funtelei

name A village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5608).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.