English
Frenchman
Frenchman comes from Middle English Frenshman.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Frenshman
- Englishearliest quotation 1953Frenchman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Frenshman
- Englishearliest quotation 1953Frenchman
Earliest quotation: 1953, ASIA: The Two Anti-Communists: “A deep-seated misgiving about U.S. Asian policy is spreading…”
Every English word from Middle English Frenshman
Today it means
noun A man of French birth or nationality.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Frenshman / Frenchman