The story
- Old English · derived fromcald“cold”
- English todayCalcutt
From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Calcott, Caldecote, Caldecott and Caldicot, which share the same etymology.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcald all →
coldCaldwellCaldecottCawthorneColbeckColebrookeCalcottConiston Cold
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.