English
Mickleham
Mickleham comes from Middle English Michelham.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Michelham
- EnglishtodayMickleham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Michelham
- EnglishtodayMickleham
A compound of miċel ‘big’ + hamm ‘land enclosed by a river’
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great, stout’
Proto-Germanic *mikilaz ‘great, large’
Proto-West Germanic *mikil ‘big, large’
Old English miċel ‘big’
Proto-Germanic *hammaz
Old English hamm ‘land enclosed by a river’
Every English word from Middle English Michelham
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1753).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Michelham / Mickleham