Etymograph

English

Sportsman

Sportsman may come from Dutch Sportmans.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentSportmansuncertain
  2. EnglishtodaySportsman

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentSportmansuncertain
  2. EnglishtodaySportsman

The story

Possibly an altered form of Dutch Sportmans.

Today it means

name A surname from Dutch.

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

Etymograph / Dutch Sportmans / Sportsman