English
Nottingham
Nottingham comes from Middle English Notingeham, and goes back to Old English Snotingahām.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Snotingahām
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Notingeham
- EnglishtodayNottingham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Snotingahām
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Notingeham
- EnglishtodayNottingham
The story
The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.
Every English word from Old English Snotingahām
Today it means
name A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Snotingahām / Nottingham