English
Welsher
From Welsh + -er.
A compound of Welsh + -er
Proto-Germanic *walhaz ‘Celt’
Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz ‘Celt’
Proto-West Germanic *walhisk ‘foreign’
Old English wǣlisċ ‘Briton’
Middle English Walsch
English Welsh
Today it means
noun Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Welsher