The story
- Old English · derived fromfileþe“hay”
- Old English · derived fromfeld“field”
- English todayFeltham
Two main origins: * The town in Greater London is from either Old English feld (“field”) or felte (“mullein”) + hām (“homestead”). * The hamlet in Somerset is from Old English fileþe (“hay”) + hām (“homestead”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishfeld all →
fieldSheffieldFeltonBelfieldMakerfieldCuckfieldMorvilleBousfieldGwernaffield
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.