Chelsea

English

/ˈtʃɛlsi/

proper noun

Definitions

(urban area in west London).
Any of several places (mostly in the US) named after it.
A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
an English association football club.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Celchyth, cealc (chalk) + Old English hȳþ (harbor, landing place, landing-place).

Origin

Old English

hȳþ

Gloss

harbor, landing place, landing-place

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Chelsea bun English
Chelski English
bun English
hithe English
hythe English
calx Latin
Celchyth Old English
cealc Old English
hȳþ Old English
chalk Middle English
hythe Middle English
schalk Middle English
schalke Middle English
切爾西 Chinese
車路士 Chinese