English
Limerick
Limerick comes from Irish n-each ‘grassless (field) of the horses’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentn-each‘grassless (field) of the horses’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentLuimneach
- EnglishtodayLimerick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentn-each‘grassless (field) of the horses’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentLuimneach
- EnglishtodayLimerick
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.
Every English word from Irish n-each
Today it means
name A county of Ireland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish n-each / Limerick