English
Liffey water
Liffey water may come from English porter ‘kind of beer’.
- English1500–presentporter‘kind of beer’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Liffey water
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentporter‘kind of beer’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Liffey water
Earliest quotation: 1996, Theatre Record: “Good value over a pint of Liffey-water, but so…”
Every English word from English porter
Today it means
noun Guinness (brand of dark stout beer)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English porter / Liffey water