English
Newham
Newham comes from Old English hamm ‘water-meadow’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hamm‘water-meadow’
- EnglishtodayNewham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hamm‘water-meadow’
- EnglishtodayNewham
Equivalent to new + -ham
Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
…
Proto-Germanic *niwjaz ‘new’
Proto-West Germanic *niwi ‘new’
Old English nēowe ‘new’
Middle English neowe
English new
Every English word from Old English hamm
Today it means
name An industrial suburb of Truro, Cornwall, England, located on the Truro River (OS grid ref SW8343).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hamm / Newham