Stocking
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Stocking likely refers to a place where livestock were kept, or a place associated with stocks or logs. It derives from the Old English word 'stocc' (stock, log) with the suffix '-ing' indicating a place or group.
Word origins
- stocc
- Old Englishstock, log, tree-trunk, or place for livestock(from stocc "stock, log, tree-trunk, or place for livestock")
- ing
- Old Englishsuffix indicating place or group(from ing "suffix indicating place or group")
Historical forms
Stokyng