The story
- Old English · derived fromhwǣte“wheat”
- English todayWheatcroft
From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhwǣte all →
wheatWheatleyWhatley
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wheatcroft
Today it means: A hamlet in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3457). Full definition →
Old English hwǣte