Old Mill Leat
lake or loch · Cornwall
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a leat (a water channel) serving an old mill. 'Old' indicates age, 'Mill' is a place for grinding, and 'Leat' is a term for an artificial watercourse.
Word origins
- Old
- Old Englishancient, aged(from eald "old")
- Mill
- Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
- Leat
- Old Englishwater channel, conduit(from lǣt "channel, conduit")