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Downhead

hamlet · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Downhead likely refers to a place at the top or end of a hill. It combines the Old English word for 'down' (meaning high) with 'head' (meaning top or summit).

Word origins

Down
Old Englishhigh, elevated(from dūn "hill, high place")
head
Old Englishheadland, summit, source(from hēafod "head, summit, source")