English
Lytham
Lytham comes from Old English hliþ ‘slope’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱley-‘to lean, slope’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hliþąreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hliþ‘slope’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hleoþumdative plural of hliþ
- EnglishtodayLytham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱley-‘to lean, slope’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hliþąreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hliþ‘slope’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hleoþumdative plural of hliþ
- EnglishtodayLytham
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- ‘to lean, slope’
law, low, climate, decline, lean, ladder, lid, climax, inclination, incline, eyelid, clinician, cline, proclivity, declination, declension, 26 more
Today it means
name A large suburban area in Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3627).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- / Lytham