The story
- Old Norse · derived fromkelda“well, spring”
- Old English · derived fromcot“cottage”
- English todayCoghill
Habitational surname from a place in North Yorkshire, from Old English cot (“cottage”) + Old Norse kelda (“well, spring”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcot all →
cotcotterArscott
Old Norsekelda all →
Kendallkeld
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.