Etymograph

English

Londonish

Londonish comes from Old English Lundenisċ ‘of or belonging to London’, and goes back to Latin Londinium.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELondinium
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150Lunden
  3. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Lundenisċ‘of or belonging to London’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Londenyssh
  5. EnglishtodayLondonish

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELondinium
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150Lunden
  3. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Lundenisċ‘of or belonging to London’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Londenyssh
  5. EnglishtodayLondonish

Formed from London + -ish

Old English Lunden

Middle English Londene

Middle English Londoun

English London

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘heath’

land, lawn, lend, lasagna, lumbar, loma, loin, 12 more

Today it means

adj Having to do with, like, or of London, a city in England.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Londinium / Londonish

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