The story
- Old Norse · derived fromkattarhali“cat's tail”
- Old English · inherited fromhalh“water meadow”
- English todayCatterall
Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhalh all →
halesEcclesallBeausaleScholar Green
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.