English
Irishman
Irishman comes from Middle English Irisshman.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Irisshman
- Englishearliest quotation 1886Irishman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Irisshman
- Englishearliest quotation 1886Irishman
Earliest quotation: 1886, – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard: “It is so absurd to advance into the presence…”
Formed from Irish + -man
Every English word from Middle English Irisshman
Today it means
noun A man from Ireland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Irisshman / Irishman